Anti-seizure activity of the aqueous leaf extract of solanum nigrum linn (solanaceae) in experimental animals

African Health Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 74-79

  Wannang, Noel N ^a   Anuka, Joseph A ^b   Kwanashie, Helen O ^b   Gyang, Steven S ^a   Auta, Asa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti seizure activity; Chicks; Mice; Rats; Solanum nigrum

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SEIZURE; SOLANUM NIGRUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; EPILEPSY; PHYTOTHERAPY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHICKENS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

EID: 65349124120     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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