Honokiol, a putative anxiolytic agent extracted from magnolia bark, has no diazepam-like side-effects in mice

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-103

  Kuribara, Hisashi ^a,b   Stavinoha, William B ^b   Maruyama, Yuji ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BICUCULLINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; HEXOBARBITAL; HONOKIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DEATH; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPERACTIVITY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SLEEP; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BICUCULLINE; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; DIAZEPAM; HEXOBARBITAL; LEARNING; LIGNANS; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SLEEP; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0032977989     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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