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Newest in this topic

  1. Salvia miltiorrhiza: A source for anti-Alzheimer's disease drugs 2015-04-10
  2. GABAergic neurogliaform cells represent local sources of insulin in the cerebral cortex 2014-01-01
  3. Alkaloids as a source of potential anticholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease 2013-06-20

Studies

3 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2013 to 2015

Top journals

  • Pharmaceutical biology 1
  • The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1
  • The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology 1

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  1. Salvia miltiorrhiza: A source for anti-Alzheimer's disease drugs

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Pharmaceutical biology 2015-04-10 Treatments

    The properties of S. miltiorrhiza indicate their therapeutic potential in AD via multiple mechanisms.

  2. GABAergic neurogliaform cells represent local sources of insulin in the cerebral cortex

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2014-01-01 Genetics

    Concentrations of insulin in the brain are severalfold higher than blood plasma levels.

  3. Alkaloids as a source of potential anticholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology 2013-06-20 Treatments

    The inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), the key enzyme in the breakdown of acetylcholine, is currently the main pharmacological strategy available for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

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