Neurophysiological effects of Euphorbia hirta L. (Euphorbiaceae)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 670-676

  Lanhers, M C ^a,b   Fleurentin, J ^a,b   Dorfman, P ^d   Misslin, R ^b,c   Mortier, F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c Soc Francaise d'Ethnopharmacologie   (France)

^d Laboratories Dolisos   (France)

Author keywords

anticonvulsant activity; antidepressants; Euphorbia hirta; hypnotics; muscle relaxant activity; neuroleptics

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BARBITAL; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLORAZEPATE DIPOTASSIUM; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE TARTRATE; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; FLUMAZENIL; HYPNOTIC AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OXOTREMORINE; PENTETRAZOLE; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; RESERPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PTOSIS; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SEDATION; SLEEP;

ANIMALIA; CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 0030512160     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199612)10:8<670::AID-PTR934>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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