Ginkgo biloba leaf extract (EGb 761®) and its specific acylated flavonol constituents increase dopamine and acetylcholine levels in the rat medial prefrontal cortex: possible implications for the cognitive enhancing properties of EGb 761®.

Kehr, J; Yoshitake, S; Ijiri, S; Koch, E; Nöldner, M; Yoshitake, T

Kehr, J; Yoshitake, S; Ijiri, S; Koch, E; Nöldner, M; Yoshitake, T.

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Kehr J; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. jk@pronexus.se

Int Psychogeriatr ; 24 Suppl 1: S25-34, 2012 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22784425

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Acetylcholine/analysis; Cognition/drug effects; Dopamine/analysis; Plant Extracts/pharmacology; Prefrontal Cortex/drug effects; 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/analysis; Animals; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Ginkgo biloba; Homovanillic Acid/analysis; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid/analysis; Norepinephrine/analysis; Prefrontal Cortex/chemistry; Rats; Serotonin/analysis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plant Extracts / Acetylcholine / Dopamine / Prefrontal Cortex / Cognition Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Int Psychogeriatr Journal subject: GERIATRIA / PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Sweden

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