Recent pharmacological studies on natural products in China

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 500, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 221-230

  Zhu, Xing Zu ^a   Li, Xiao Yu ^a   Liu, Jin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

( ) Clausenamide; Ginkgo biloba extract; Huperzine A; Natural product; s ( ) 3 n butylphthalide

Indexed keywords

1 [[6 (3 METHOXYESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 17BETA YL)AMINO]HEXYL] 1H PYRROLE 2,5 DIONE; 3 BUTYLPHTHALIDE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-42]; CHINESE DRUG; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CLAUSENAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HUPERZINE A; RIVASTIGMINE; STEPHOLIDINE; TACRINE; TACROLIMUS; TRIPTOLIDE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BENZOFURANS; BERBERINE; CHINA; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DITERPENES; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LACTAMS; LIGNANS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PHENANTHRENES; RUTACEAE; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 4644238761     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.07.027     Document Type: Review

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