Effect of Ginkgo biloba on chemoshock in mice

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 198-200

  Manocha, Anshu ^a,b   Pillai, K K ^a   Husain, S Zakir ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Convulsions; Ginkgo biloba; Picrotoxin; Strychnine

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; PICROTOXIN; STRYCHNINE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; GINKGO BILOBA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030748571     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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