Evolution of the anticonvulsant activity of α-terpineol

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-70

  De Sousa, Damião Pergentino ^a   Quintans Jr , Lucindo ^a   De Almeida, Reinaldo Nóbrega ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

terpineol; Anticonvulsant activity; Essential oil; Monoterpene

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PENTETRAZOLE; PHENOBARBITAL; TERPINEOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 34247372293     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200601028388     Document Type: Article

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