Central depressant effects of reticuline extracted from Ocotea duckei in rats and mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-61

  Morais, L C S L ^a   Barbosa Filho, J M ^a   Almeida, R N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benzylisoquinoline alkaloid; Central nervous system; Lauraceae; Neuroleptic; Ocotea duckei; Reticuline

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZYLISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; RETICULINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CATALEPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LD 50; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SLEEP TIME;

ALKALOIDS; AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SLEEP;

EID: 0032146194     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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