In vitro inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by crude plant extracts from Colombian flora

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 783-785

  Niño, Jaime ^a   Hernández, Jimmy A ^a   Correa, Yaned M ^a   Mosquera, Oscar M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors; Asteraceae; Euphorbiaceae; Melastomataceae; Rubiaceae; Solanaceae

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MELASTOMATACEAE; RUBIACEAE; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM; WITHERINGIA COCCOLOBOIDES;

EID: 33751265537     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000700013     Document Type: Article

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