Extract of Ganoderma lucidum potentiates pentobarbital-induced sleep via a GABAergic mechanism

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 693-698

  Chu, Qing Ping ^a   Wang, Li En ^a   Cui, Xiang Yu ^a   Fu, Hong Zheng ^b   Lin, Zhi Bin ^a   Lin, Shu Qian ^c   Zhang, Yong He ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Fuzhou Green Valley Institute of Bio pharmaceutical Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Flumazenil; Ganoderma lucidum; Hypnotic effect; Pentobarbital Sleep; Sedative effect

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NONREM SLEEP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEDATION; SLEEP TIME;

ANIMALS; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PENTOBARBITAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REISHI; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM;

GANODERMA LUCIDUM; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 34249698248     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2007.02.015     Document Type: Article

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