Cirsiliol and caffeic acid ethyl ester, isolated from Salvia guaranitica, are competitive ligands for the central benzodiazepine receptors

Phytomedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-31

  Marder, M ^b   Viola, H ^b   Wasowski, C ^b   Wolfman, C ^b   Waterman, P G ^b   Medina, J H ^b   Paladini, A C ^a  

^a Instituto de Quimica y Fisicoquimica Biologicas Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bioassay directed fractionation; Caffeic acid ethyl ester; Central benzodiazepine receptors; Cirsiliol; Salvia guaranitica

Indexed keywords

SALVIA GUARANITICA;

EID: 0000593328     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(96)80006-7     Document Type: Article

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