Adaptogenic activity of Lagenaria siceraria: An experimental study using acute stress models on rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 300-306

  Lakshmi, B V S ^a   Sudhakar, M ^a  

^a Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Acute heat stress; Adaptogenic; Antistress; Forced swimming stress; Lagenaria siceraria

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; LAGENARIA SICERARIA FRUIT EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ACUTE STRESS; ADAPTATION; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEAT STRESS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 76649092314     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2009.300.306     Document Type: Article

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