Proconvulsant effect of khat (Catha edulis) in Sprague dawley rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 476-478

  Oyungu, Eren ^a   Kioy, Paul G ^b   Patel, Nilesh B ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Khat; Methylphenidate; PTZ seizure threshold; Rats

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; CATHINONE; CONVULSANT AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE; PENTETRAZOLE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SHOOT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CATHA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONVULSANTS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES;

CATHA EDULIS; RATTUS;

EID: 58149218023     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.037     Document Type: Article

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