Anxiogenic like effect of croton zehntneri pax et hoffm leaves essential oil in mice

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 546-550

  Leite, Gerlânia de Oliveira ^a   Penha, Antônia Rosângela Soares ^a   Costa, José Galberto Martins da ^a   Campos, Adriana Rolim ^a,b  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Croton zehntneri; Essential oil; Leaves

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CROTON ZEHNTNERI; LEPTOSPIRA; MUS;

EID: 77954095398     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2009.10643755     Document Type: Article

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