Agastache mexicana may produce anxiogenic-like actions in the male rat

Phytomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-203

  Molina Hernandez M ^a,c   Tellez Alcantara P ^a   Martinez E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^b Instituto de Ecologia   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agastache mexicana; Anxiety; Anxiogenic; Elevated Plus maze; Forced Swimming; Medicinal Plant; Open Field

Indexed keywords

AGASTACHE MEXICANA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

AGASTACHE MEXICANA; ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 1642586714     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(00)80004-5     Document Type: Article

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