Central inhibitory effects of water extract of Acori graminei rhizoma in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-193

  Liao, Jyh Fei ^a   Huang, Sung Yen ^a   Jan, Yiing Ming ^a   Yu, Li Li ^a   Chen, Chieh Fu ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asarone; Acori graminei rhizoma; Acorus gramineus; Central inhibitory effect; Dopamine receptor; GABA(A) receptor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; ALPHA ASARONE; APOMORPHINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BRAIN RECEPTOR; CHLORPROMAZINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; EMONAPRIDE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MUSCIMOL; PENTETRAZOLE; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY; SLEEP TIME; STEREOTYPY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALS; APOMORPHINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PENTOBARBITAL; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; RECEPTORS, GABA; SEIZURES; SLEEP; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031856656     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00042-7     Document Type: Article

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