Pretreatment with Ginkgo biloba extract weakens the hypnosis action of phenobarbital and its plasma concentration in rats

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 401-405

  Kubota, Yoko ^a   Kobayahsi, Kyoko ^a   Tanaka, Naoko ^a   Nakamura, Kazuki ^a   Kunitomo, Masaru ^a   Umegaki, Keizo ^b   Shinozuka, Kazumasa ^a  

^a MUKOGAWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 2B; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; PHENOBARBITAL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; GINKGO BILOBA; HYPNOSIS; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SLEEP TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2B1; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GINKGO BILOBA; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642402247     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357022836     Document Type: Article

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