The role of Acorus calamus in the involvement of monoaminergic and electroencephalographic activities of amygdala kindled rats

Biogenic Amines

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-187

  Hazra, Rimi ^a   Ray, Kausik ^a   Guha, Debjani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Acorus calamus; Dopamine; EEG; Norepinephrine; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; MONOAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PENTOBARBITAL; SEROTONIN;

ACORUS CALAMUS; AFTERDISCHARGE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; KINDLING; MALE; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 27744558038     PISSN: 01688561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939105774288744     Document Type: Article

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