Improvement of scopolamine-induced memory impairment by Z-ajoene in the water maze in mice

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 787-791

  Yamada, N ^a   Hattori, A ^a   Hayashi, T ^a   Nishikawa, T ^a   Fukuda, H ^a   Fujino, T ^a  

^a Nagoya Seiraku Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE); Garlic; Morris water maze; Scopolamine; Z ajoene

Indexed keywords

ALLIIN; DIALLYL DISULFIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; NOOTROPIC AGENT; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; SCOPOLAMINE; TACRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; Z AJOENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GARLIC; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYSTEINE; DISULFIDES; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MICE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SCOPOLAMINE; SPACE PERCEPTION;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 3843058074     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.05.017     Document Type: Article

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