Anticonvulsant activity of Rauvolfia Vomitoria (Afzel)

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 319-322

  Olatokunboh, Amole Olufemi ^a   Kayode, Yemitan Omoniyi ^a   Adeola, Oshikoya Kazeem ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Convulsion; Phytochemical; Rauvolfia vomitoria

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA EXTRACT; STRYCHNINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA; TONIC SEIZURE; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 77953657146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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