Effect of Withania somnifera on sleep-wake cycle in sleep-disturbed rats: Possible GABAergic mechanism

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 806-810

  Kumar, A ^a   Kalonia, H ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

EEG; EMG; Sleep; Sleep deprivation

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; MUSCIMOL; PICROTOXIN; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 64349087204     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.49130     Document Type: Article

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