Effect of Ageratum conyzoides Linn on clonidine and haloperidol induced catalepsy in mice

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 186-194

  Tote, Mangesh V ^a   Mahire, N B ^a   Jain, A P ^a   Bose, S ^a   Undale, V R ^a   Bhosale, A V ^a  

^a PDEA'S   (India)

Author keywords

Ageratum conyzoides; Anti cataleptic property; Asthma; Clonidine; Haloperidol

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; CLONIDINE; FLAVONOID; HALOPERIDOL; TANNIN;

AGERATUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CATALEPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 69949180655     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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