Neuroleptic-like properties of the chloroform extract of Maytenus obtusifolia Mart. roots

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 224-225

  De Sousa, Damião Pergentino ^a   De Almeida, Reinaldo Nóbrega ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catalepsy; Maytenus obtusifolia; Neuroleptic activity

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CHLOROFORM; HALOPERIDOL; MAYTENUS OBTUSIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CATALEPSY; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAYTENUS; MAYTENUS OBTUSIFOLIA; NARCOLEPSY; NEUROLEPTIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; TOXICITY; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHLOROFORM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MAYTENUS; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 19444364156     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.28.224     Document Type: Article

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