Suppression of alcohol-cessation-oriented hyper-anxiety by the benzoflavone moiety of Passiflora incarnata Linneaus in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 239-244

  Dhawan, Kamaldeep ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a   Sharma, Anupam ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Anxiety; Benzoflavone; Elevated plus maze model; Passiflora incarnata Linn.; Withdrawal effects

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA EXTRACT;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA; PLANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BENZOFLAVONES; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PASSIFLORA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 0036277863     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00086-7     Document Type: Article

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