Possible involvement of GABAA-benzodiazepine receptor in the anxiolytic-like effect induced by Passiflora actinia extracts in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 308-314

  Lolli, Luiz F ^a   Sato, Cláudia M ^a   Romanini, Cássia V ^a   Villas Boas, Larissa De Biaggi ^b   Santos, Cid A Moraes ^b   Oliveira, Rúbia M W de ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Catalepsy; Memory; Passiflora actinia Hooker

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; DIAZEPAM; DIENPAX; FLUMAZENIL; HYDROETHANOL; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; PASSIFLORA ACTINIA EXTRACT; PENTOBARBITAL; PIRACETAM; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOOTSHOCK; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIAZEPAM; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ETHANOL; MALE; METHANOL; MICE; PASSIFLORA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; VIDEO RECORDING;

MUS; PASSIFLORA ACTINIA;

EID: 34147093036     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.021     Document Type: Article

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