Cognitive enhancing effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers on learning and memory

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 263-269

  Nade, V S ^a   Kawale, L A ^a   Valte, K D ^a   Shendye, N V ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacology   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; angiotensin IV; lipid peroxidation; scopolamine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CATALASE; CHOLINESTERASE; LOSARTAN; PERINDOPRIL; PIRACETAM; RAMIPRIL; SCOPOLAMINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VALSARTAN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIOXIDANT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; NOOTROPIC AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE;

AGING; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LATENT PERIOD; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE TEST; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; SPATIAL LEARNING; SPATIAL MEMORY; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECTS; MEMORY; METABOLISM; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGING; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PIRACETAM; RATS; SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE;

EID: 84930324148     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.157114     Document Type: Article

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