Effect of Alstonia scholaris (Linn.) R.Br. on stress and cognition in mice

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-52

  Kulkarni, Mrugaya P ^a   Juvekar, Archana R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Alstonia scholaris; Anti stress; Antioxidant; Nootropic

Indexed keywords

ALSTONIA; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; ANIMALIA; MUS;

ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALSTONIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COGNITION; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY;

ALSTONIA; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; COGNITION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67650654924     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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