Nootropic activity of tuber extract of Pueraria tuberosa (roxb)

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 591-598

  Rao, N Venkata ^a   Pujar, Basavaraj ^a   Nimbal, S K ^a   Shantakumar, S M ^a   Satyanarayana, S ^b  

^a V L COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antiamnesic; Anticataleptic; EPM; Pueraria tuberosa; Tuber extracts

Indexed keywords

MUS; PUERARIA; PUERARIA TUBEROSA; RATTUS;

NOOTROPIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATALEPSY; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HYPOTHERMIA; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOUSE; PLANT ROOT; PUERARIA; RAT;

AMNESIA; ANIMALS; CATALEPSY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYPOTHERMIA; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PUERARIA; RATS;

EID: 67649774760     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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