Effects of petroleum ether extract of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber on central nervous system in mice

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 651-655

  Das, S S ^a   Sen, Malini ^a   Dey, Y N ^a   De, S ^a   Ghosh, A K ^a  

^a GUPTA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius; Central nervous system depressant activity; Locomotor activity; Muscle relaxant activity

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOPHALLUS PAEONIIFOLIUS EXTRACT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DIAZEPAM; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMORPHOPHALLUS; AMORPHOPHALLUS PAEONIIFOLIUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT TUBER; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 77249094554     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.59547     Document Type: Article

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