Anticholinesterase activity in an alkaloid extract of Huperzia saururus

Phytomedicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 539-543

  Ortega, M G ^a   Agnese, A M ^a   Cabrera, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anticholinesterase activity; Huperzia saururus; Lycopodium alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; APHRODISIAC AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CLAVOLONINE; HUPERZIA SAURURUS EXTRACT; LYCOPODINE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAUROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; EXTRACTION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUPERZIA; LYCOPODIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

HUPERZIA; HUPERZIA SAURURUS; LYCOPODIACEAE; LYCOPODIUM; SAURURUS;

EID: 4444293556     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2003.07.006     Document Type: Article

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