Methanol extract of Longanae Arillus augments pentobarbital-induced sleep behaviors through the modification of GABAergic systems

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 245-250

  Ma, Yuan ^a   Ma, Hong ^a   Eun, Jae Soon ^b   Nam, Sang Yoon ^a   Kim, Yun Bae ^a   Hong, Jin Tae ^a   Lee, Myung Koo ^a   Oh, Ki Wan ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Woosuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Euphoria longana Lamarck; GABAA receptors expression; Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD); Pentobarbital

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; LONGANAE ARILLUS EXTRACT; MUSCIMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FRUIT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPNOSIS; LONGANAE ARILLUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SAPINDACEAE; SLEEP INDUCTION; SLEEP TIME;

ANIMALS; CHLORINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; GABA MODULATORS; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MUSCIMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SAPINDACEAE; SLEEP;

DIMOCARPUS LONGAN;

EID: 60849123896     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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