Possible role of GABAA-benzodiazepine receptor in anticonvulsant effects of Pasipay in rats

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1170-1173

  Nassiri Asl, Marjan ^a   Zamansoltani, Farzaneh ^a   Shariati Rad, Schwann ^a  

^a Qazvin University   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Diazepam; GABAA receptor; Passiflora incarnata; Rats

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; PASIPAY; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA EXTRACT; PENTETRAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSION FRUIT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; PASSIFLORA; RAT; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; PASSIFLORA; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEIZURES;

EID: 56849095978     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20081112     Document Type: Article

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