Anxiolytic effect of Rubus brasilensis in rats and mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-117

  Nogueira, E ^a   Rosa, G J M ^b   Haraguchi, M ^c   Vassilieff, V S ^a  

^a Institute of Biosciences   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c Biological Institute   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic effect; Elevated plus maze; Mice; Rats; Rubus brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; FLUMAZENIL; PLANT EXTRACT; RUBUS BRASILIENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LD 50; LIPID SOLUBILITY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032101911     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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