Behavioral and antiepileptic effects of acute administration of the extract of the plant Cestrum nocturnum Lin (lady of the night)

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 366-372

  Pérez Saad, Héctor ^a   Buznego, María T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE NEUROLOGÍA Y NEUROCIRUGÍA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Amphetamine stereotypy; Analgesic test; Cestrum nocturnum L.; Electroshock; Epilepsy; Exploratory behavior; Irwin test; Isoniazid; Penicillin focus; Picrotoxin

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE; CESTRUM NOCTURNUM EXTRACT; DIAZEPAM; ISONIAZID; PENICILLIN G; PICROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CESTRUM; CESTRUM NOCTURNUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RESTLESSNESS; SEIZURE;

EID: 40649121677     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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