The endogenous alkaloid harmane: Acidifying and activity-reducing effects on hippocampal neurons in vitro

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 362-367

  Bonnet, Udo ^a   Scherbaum, Norbert ^a   Wiemann, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Addiction; Harmane; Intracellular pH; MAO; Neuroprotection; pH regulation

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CAFFEINE; HARMAN;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CAFFEINE; CELL SURVIVAL; GUINEA PIGS; HARMINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS;

EID: 38749117584     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2007.08.043     Document Type: Article

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