Evaluation of the anti-stress and anticonvulsant activities of leaf extract of Alchornea cordifolia in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 768-770

  Umukoro, Solomon ^a   Aladeokin, Aderemi Caleb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alchornea cordifolia; Anti stress; Convulsions; Forced swimming test

Indexed keywords

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; ALPHA METHYLDOPAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PICROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HYPERVENTILATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SEDATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EUPHORBIACEAE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SEIZURES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 76149135991     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.11.023     Document Type: Article

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