Effect of Ocimum sanctum (Linn) extract on restraint stress induced behavioral deficits in male wistar rats

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 394-404

  Kumar, Raju Suresh ^a   Rao, Muddanna S ^b   Nayak, Satheesha ^a   Sareesh, N N ^b  

^a MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Morris water maze; Ocimum sanctum; Restraint stress; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; WATER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM SANCTUM; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PHYSICAL STRESS; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 38149001595     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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