Sedative and anticonvulsant effects of ethyl acetate fraction of Waltheria indica in mice

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 261-266

  Hamidu, L J ^a   Ayo, J O ^b   Adelaiye, A B ^b   Abubakar, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ethyl acetate; Fraction; Mice; Sedative; Waltheria indica

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AMOBARBITAL; CHLORPROMAZINE; PENTETRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRYCHNINE; WALTHERIA INDICA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DEATH; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RANDOMIZATION; SEDATION; SLEEP TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; WALTHERIA INDICA;

EID: 45849131707     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2008.261.266     Document Type: Article

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