Benzodiazepine-like compounds and GABA in flower heads of Matricaria chamomilla

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Avallone, R ^a   Zanoli, P ^a   Corsi, L ^a   Cannazza, G ^a   Baraldi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

benzodiazepine like substances; GABA; locomotor activity; Matricaria chamomilla; radio receptor binding assay

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4' CHLORODIAZEPAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; MUSCIMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOLIGAND;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING SITE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PURIFICATION; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANIMALIA; CHAMOMILLA; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA;

EID: 0030497855     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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