Neuroprotective effect of Cubebin: A dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan on scopolamine-induced amnesia in mice

Background & objectives: Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors represent a major class of drugs which provide symptomatic relief and improvement in cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, cubebin, a dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan, was isolated from Piper cubeba and inv...

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Main Authors: Gauresh S Somani, Mruniya S Nahire, Aakash D Parikh, Mandar B Mulik, Priya J Ghumatkar, Kirti S Laddha, Sadhana Sathaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2017;volume=146;issue=2;spage=255;epage=259;aulast=Somani