Pseudozoanthoxantin-like compound from Parazoanthus axinellae Adriaticus inhibits acetylcholinesterase

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 431, Issue 6 SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages

  Strupi Suput J ^a   Turk, T ^b   Macek P ^b   Suput D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Biolosko Sredisce   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Cholinesterase inhibitor; Crust coral; Neurotoxin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NEUROTOXIN; PESTICIDE; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; CHOLINERGIC SYNAPSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRUSTACEA; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION;

EID: 9244227973     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02346395     Document Type: Conference Paper

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