Anticonvulsant and sedative activity of Tagara (Nymphoides macrospermum)

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 407-410

  Murali, Anita ^a   Sudha, C ^a   Madhavan, V ^a   Yoganarasimhan, S N ^a  

^a M S RAMAIAH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Actophotometer; Anticonvulsant; Nymphoides macrospermum; Pentylenetetrazole

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; NYMPHOIDES MACROSPERMUM EXTRACT; PENTETRAZOLE; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HYPNOSIS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NYMPHOIDES MACROSPERMUM; SEDATION;

MENYANTHACEAE; NYMPHOIDES; VALERIANA JATAMANSI; VALERIANACEAE;

EID: 34250358935     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701215273     Document Type: Article

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