Effect of bacosides, alcoholic extract of Bacopa monniera Linn. (brahmi), on experimental amnesia in mice

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 640-645

  Kishore, Kamal ^a   Singh, Manjeet ^b  

^a M J P ROHILKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Bacosides; Brahmi; Memory; Mice; Water maze

Indexed keywords

BACOSIDE A; DITERPENE; GINKGOLIDE; GINKGOLIDE B; LACTONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SCOPOLAMINE; SODIUM NITRITE; TRITERPENE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACOPA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOUSE; PHYTOTHERAPY;

AMNESIA; ANIMALS; BACOPA; DITERPENES; FEMALE; GINKGOLIDES; LACTONES; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SAPONINS; SCOPOLAMINE; SODIUM NITRITE; TRITERPENES;

BACOPA MONNIERA; BACOPA MONNIERI;

EID: 22044444426     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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