Effect of Ocimum sanctum Linn on the changes in central cholinergic system induced by acute noise stress

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 477-482

  Sembulingam, K ^a,c   Sembulingam, Prema ^a   Namasivayam, A ^b  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Acetylcholinesterase: Antistressor; Cholinergic system; Noise stress; Ocimum sanctum

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALCOHOL; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NOISE POLLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STRESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; BASIL; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; NOISE; PHYTOTHERAPY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORPUS STRIATUM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NOISE; OCIMUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS;

EID: 21644462460     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.09.047     Document Type: Article

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