Anxiolytic effects of Lavandula angustifolia odour on the Mongolian gerbil elevated plus maze

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 517-525

  Bradley, B F ^a   Starkey, N J ^b   Brown, S L ^a   Lea, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Diazepam; Elevated plus maze; Gerbils; Inhalation; Lavender oil

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERBIL; INHALATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIAZEPAM; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; LAVANDULA; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODORS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS;

GERBILLINAE; LAMIACEAE; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS;

EID: 34247187031     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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