Central nervous system activity of Leucas inflata Benth. In mice

Phytomedicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 501-507

  Al Yousuf, M H ^a   Ali, B H ^b,e   Bashir, A K ^a   Tanira, M O M ^c   Blunden, G ^d  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antinociception; CNS depression; Leucas inflata; Mice; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHROMONE DERIVATIVE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; LEUCAS INFLATA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; STIGMASTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEVER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SEDATION; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRUS CRISPUS; LAMIACEAE; LEUCAS; LEUCAS INFLATA;

EID: 0036746295     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/09447110260573128     Document Type: Article

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