The effect of Rhazya stricta Decne, a traditional medicinal plant, on spontaneous and drug-induced alterations in activity of rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 455-459

  Ali, Badreldin H ^a   Bashir, Ahmed K ^a   Tanira, Musbah O M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Dizaepam; Locomotor activity; Rhazya stricta; Zoxazolamine

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CAFFEINE; DIAZEPAM; ISORHAMNETIN; PLANT EXTRACT; ZOXAZOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LOCOMOTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; ZOXAZOLAMINE;

RHAZYA; RHAZYA STRICTA;

EID: 0032867011     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00099-4     Document Type: Article

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