Psychopharmacological profile of hydro-alcoholic extract of Euphorbia neriifolia leaves in mice and rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 859-862

  Bigoniya, Papiya ^a   Rana, A C ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti convulsant; Anti psychotic; Anxiolytic; Euphorbia neriifolia; Steroidal saponin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; APOMORPHINE; CARBOHYDRATE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EUPHORBIA; HYPNOSIS; MAZE TEST; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TIME;

ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; APOMORPHINE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOPAMINE AGENTS; ELECTROSHOCK; EUPHORBIA; HYPNOSIS; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; SAPONINS; TIME FACTORS;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA;

EID: 26844518736     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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