Evaluation of anticonvulsant activity of Pongamia pinnata Linn in experimental animals

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1119-1121

  Manigauha, Ashish ^a   Patel, Sunita ^a   Monga, Jitender ^b   Ali, Huma ^b  

^a NRI Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

^b Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Bhopal   (India)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant activity; Electroshock induced seizure; Pongamia pinnata

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FLAVONOID; PHENYTOIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PONGAMIA PINNATA EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; CORNEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FAMILIA; LEGUME; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PONGAMIA PINNATA; SEIZURE; SOXHLET EXTRACTION;

EID: 77953436497     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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