Evaluation of nootropic effect of Argyreia speciosa in mice

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 382-388

  Hanumanthachar, Joshi ^a   Navneet, Kaur ^b   Jyotibala, Chauhan ^c  

^a S E T S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b Department of Biotechnology   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acetyl cholinesterase; Amnesia; Argyreia speciosa; Ayurveda; Learning; Nootropic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ARGYRELA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DIAZEPAM; NOOTROPIC AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARGYRELA SPECIOSA; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ARGYREIA NERVOSA; MUS;

EID: 34547605594     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.53.382     Document Type: Article

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