Effects of ethanol extract of Annona muricata on pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsive seizures in mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-245

  N'Gouemo, P ^a,c   Koudogbo, B ^b   Pambou Tchivounda, H ^b   Akono Nguema, C ^b   Etoua, Minko M ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ OMAR BONGO   (Gabon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Annona muricata (Annonaceae); Mice; Pentylenetetrazol; Tonic seizures

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANNONA MURICATA EXTRACT; PENTETRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TONIC SEIZURE;

ANIMALIA; ANNONA MURICATA; ANNONACEAE;

EID: 0030950468     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199705)11:3<243::AID-PTR66>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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