Possible anxiolytic effects of chrysin, a central benzodiazepine receptor ligand isolated from Passiflora Coerulea

Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 1-4

  Wolfman, Claudia ^a   Viola, Haydeé ^a   Paladini, Alejandro ^b   Dajas, Federico ^c   Medina, Jorge H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

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

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic; Benzodiazepine receptor; Chrysin; Natural compound

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHRYSIN; DIAZEPAM; FLAVONOID; FLUMAZENIL; PARTIAL AGONIST; PASSIFLORA COERULEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGONIST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMAL; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DIAZEPAM; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FLAVONES; FLUMAZENIL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ANIMALIA; PASSIFLORA;

EID: 0027976019     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(94)90103-1     Document Type: Article

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