Anticonvulsant activity of ethanolic extract of Aegle marmelos (leaves) in mice

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 640-643

  Sankari, M ^a   Chitra, V ^a   Silambujanaki, P ^a   Raju, D ^a  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aegle marmelos; Anticonvulsant effects; Maximal electroshock; Pentylenetetrazole

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; DIAZEPAM; PENTETRAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTRIC SHOCK; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SEIZURE;

EID: 77953394806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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