Anxiolytic effect of flowers of salix aegyptiaca L. in mouse model of anxiety

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Rabbani, Mohammed ^a   Sajjadi, Seyed Ebrahim ^a   Rahimi, Fatimeh ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

anxiety; elevated plus maze; Salix aegyptiaca; sedative

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; KETAMINE; SALIX AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; SALIX EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWER; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SALIX AEGYPTIACA; SLEEP TIME; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; WILLOW;

EID: 77955252446     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1147     Document Type: Article

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