Effect of Lawsonia inermis on memory and behaviour mediated via monoamine neurotransmitters

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 181-185

  Iyer, M R ^a   Pal, S C ^a   Kasture, V S ^a   Kasture, S B ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacognosy   (India)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Lawsonia inermis; Nootropic; Noradrenaline; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MONOAMINE; CLONIDINE; DOPAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; LITHIUM; NOOTROPIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; CATALEPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEAD TWITCH; HYPOTHERMIA; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 0031830372     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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