Neuropharmacological profile of an ethanol extract of Ruta chalepensis L. in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-135

  Gonzalez Trujano, M E ^a,c   Carrera, D ^a   Ventura Martinez, R ^d   Cedillo Portugal, E ^b   Navarrete, A ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Antinociceptive; Anxiolytic; Central nervous system; Ruta chalepensis; Sedative hypnotic

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FORMALDEHYDE; PENTETRAZOLE; PENTOBARBITAL; RUTA CHALEPENSIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HERB; HYPNOSIS; LD 50; LICKING; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; SEDATION; SEIZURE; TONIC SEIZURE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANXIETY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MICE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RUTA; SEIZURES;

RUTA CHALEPENSIS;

EID: 33747505457     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

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