Ameliorating effect of a herbal medicinal prescription, Kyung-Ok-Ko, on scopolamine-induced memory impairment in mice

Journal of Traditional Medicines

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-43

  Shin, Bum Young ^a   Lee, Yong Hyuk ^c   Kim, Dong Hee ^c   Park, Chansung ^c   Lee, Yong wook ^c   Cho, Hi Jae ^c   Kim, Donghyun ^b   Yamamoto, Yutaka ^d   Kang, Dong Hyo ^d   Lee, Seungjoo ^b   Yoon, Byung Hoon ^b   Kim, Sun Ho ^b   Ryu, Jong Hoon ^a,b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^d Tochimoto Tenkaido Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

acetylcholinesterase; Kyung Ok Ko; memory; Morris water maze task; passive avoidance task; Y maze task

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455184089     PISSN: 18801447     EISSN: 18813747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11339/jtm.26.35     Document Type: Article

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