Sedative effect of Eucalyptus urophylla and E. brassiana in mice

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1539-1542

  Teixeira, Gisele F D ^a   Lima Jr , Roberto C P ^b   Silveira, Edilberto R ^b   Freitas, Marinalva O ^b   Campos, Adriana R ^c  

^a Physical Therapie Course   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Eucalyptus; Sedative

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS BRASSIANA EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS OIL; EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA EXTRACT; PENTETRAZOLE; PENTOBARBITAL; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISTILLATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS BRASSIANA; EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA; HYPNOSIS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PLANT LEAF; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SLEEP TIME;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS BRASSIANA; EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA; MUS;

EID: 77954133805     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800300928     Document Type: Article

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