Pharmacological evaluation of anticonvulsant activity of root extract of Saussurea lappa in mice

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-137

  Ambavade, Shirishkumar D ^a   Mhetre, Nilesh A ^a   Muthal, Amol P ^a   Bodhankar, Subhash L ^a  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Maximal electroshock; Pentylenetetrazole; Picrotoxin; Saussurea lappa

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; SAUSSUREA LAPPA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLONIC SEIZURE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTRIC SHOCK; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 72049111755     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2009.08.159     Document Type: Article

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