Effect of Catha edulis (khat) on behaviour and its potential to induce seizures in sprague Dawley rats

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 219-225

  Oyungu, E ^a   Kioy, P G ^b   Patel, N B ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CATHINONE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; KENYA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OBSERVATION; RAT; SEIZURE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ALKALOIDS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATHA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; KENYA; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES; STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547395022     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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