Improvement of memory in mice and increase of hippocampal excitability in rats by ginsenoside Rg1's metabolites ginsenoside Rh1 and protopanaxatriol

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 504-510

  Wang, Yu Zhu ^a   Chen, Ji ^b   Chu, Shi Feng ^b   Wang, Yong Sheng ^b   Wang, Xiao Ying ^c   Chen, Nai Hong ^b   Zhang, Jun Tian ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Cognition; Ginsenoside Rg1; Ginsenoside Rh1; Hippocampal excitability; Protopanaxatriol

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; DRUG METABOLITE; GINSENG SAPONIN; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; GINSENOSIDE RH 1; PROTOPANAXATRIOL; SCOPOLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 66249141276     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.08060FP     Document Type: Article

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