Neuropharmacological activity of the pericarp of Passiflora edulis flavicarpa Degener: Putative involvement of C-glycosylflavonoids

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 234, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 967-975

  Sena, Ligia Moreiras ^a   Zucolotto, Silvana Maria ^a   Reginatto, Flávio Henrique ^a   Schenkel, Eloir Paulo ^a   De Lima, Thereza Christina Monteiro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Medicinal plants; Neuropharmacology; Passiflora edulis; Pericarp

Indexed keywords

6,8 6,8 C GLYCOSYLCHRYSIN; C GLYCOSYLFLAVONOID DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; ISOORLENTIN; PASSIFLORA EDULIS FLAVICARPA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPINOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VICENIN 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSION FRUIT; PERICARP; SEDATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FLAVONOIDS; FLOWERS; GLYCOSIDES; MICE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; PASSIFLORA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEIZURES;

MUS; PASSIFLORA EDULIS;

EID: 68149094463     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/0902-RM-84     Document Type: Article

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