Anticonvulsant activity of Cotyledon orbiculata L. (Crassulaceae) leaf extract in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-107

  Amabeoku, G J ^a   Green, I ^a   Kabatende, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant activity; Aqueous and methanol extracts; Cotyledon orbiculata leaf; Mice; Phytochemical analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BICUCULLINE; COTYLEDON ORBICULATA EXTRACT; DIAZEPAM; METHANOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TONIC SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BICUCULLINE; CONVULSANTS; CRASSULACEAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SEIZURES;

COTYLEDON ORBICULATA; CRASSULACEAE; MUS;

EID: 34247881722     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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