Investigation of the Anxiolytic Effects of Luteolin, a Lemon Balm Flavonoid in the Male Sprague-Dawley Rat

AANA Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-36

  Raines, Terry ^a   Jones, Paul ^a   Moe, Naomie ^a   Duncan, Robert ^b   McCall, Suzanne ^b   Ceremuga, Thomas E ^c  

^a Brooke Army Medical Center ^*

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiolysis; Elevated plus maze; Lemon balm; Luteolin; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; FLUMAZENIL; LUTEOLIN; MIDAZOLAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 59649102476     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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