Effect of Evolvulus alsinoides Linn. on learning behavior and memory enhancement activity in rodents

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 486-493

  Nahata, Alok ^a   Patil, U K ^a   Dixit, V K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Convulvulaceae; Evolvulus alsinoides; Memory; Scopoletin; Shankhpushpi

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES EXTRACT; PIRACETAM; PLANT EXTRACT; SCOPOLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES; LEARNING; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONVOLVULACEAE; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MEMORY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77951534184     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2932     Document Type: Article

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