Central activity of hydroalcoholic extracts from Erythrina velutina and Erythrina mulungu in mice

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 389-393

  Vasconcelos, Silvânia M M ^a   Macedo, Danielle S ^a   de Melo, Carla Thiciane V ^a   Paiva Monteiro, Andreisa ^a   Rodrigues, Alexandre César P ^a   Silveira, Edilberto R ^a   Cunha, Geanne M A ^a   Sousa, Francisca Cléa F ^a   Viana, Glauce S B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; ERYTHRINA EXTRACT; TRANQUILIZER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BARK; BRAZIL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; ERYTHRINA; ERYTHRINA MULUNGU; ERYTHRINA VELUTINA; FEMALE; GROOMING; INCIDENCE; LEGUME; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PLANT STEM; REARING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ERYTHRINA; ETHANOL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; WATER;

EID: 1642376492     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357022746     Document Type: Article

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