Anticonvulsant activity of Argyreia speciosa in mice

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-134

  Vyawahare, N S ^a   Bodhankar, S L ^b  

^a AISSMS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Argyreia speciosa; Clonus; Maximal electroshock induced convulsions; Pentylenetetrazole; Seizures

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; CLONOTRIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PENTETRAZOLE; PHENYTOIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARGYREIA SPECIOSA; ARTICLE; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HINDLIMB; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE;

EID: 71949088938     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.54277     Document Type: Article

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