Neurobehavioral effect of essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus in mice

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 265-270

  Blanco, M M ^a   Costa, C A R A ^a   Freire, A O ^a   Santos Jr , J G ^a   Costa, M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Anxiolytic; Cymbopogon citratus; Essential oil; Lemongrass; Sedative

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; ESSENTIAL OIL; PSICOSEDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLONIC SEIZURE; COGNITION; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DISTILLATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; MAZE TEST; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTAROD TEST; SEDATION; SLEEP TIME; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CYMBOPOGON; MALE; MICE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT LEAVES; SEIZURES; SLEEP;

CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; MUS;

EID: 59649101596     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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