Evaluation of antistress activity of withafastuosin D, a withanolide of Datura fastuosa

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 384-385

  Manickam, M ^a   Padma, P ^a   Chansouria, J P N ^a   Ray, A B ^a,b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti stress activity; Datura fastuosa Linn; Withafastuosin D; Withanolide

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; DIAZEPAM; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STRESS; TISSUE LEVEL; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

DATURA FASTUOSA;

EID: 0030769399     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199708)11:5<384::AID-PTR105>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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