Sedative effect of monoterpene alcohols in mice: A preliminary screening

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 563-566

  De Sousa, Damião Pergentino ^a   Raphael, Ellen ^b   Brocksom, Ursula ^b   Brocksom, Timothy John ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Monoterpenes; p Menthane; Sedative effect

Indexed keywords

MUS;

EID: 34548625520     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2007-7-816     Document Type: Article

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