Increased excitability and metabolism in pilocarpine induced epileptic rats: Effect of Bacopa monnieri

Fitoterapia

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 546-551

  Mathew, Jobin ^a   Paul, Jes ^a   Nandhu, M S ^a   Paulose, C S ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Bacopa monnieri; Bacoside A; Carbamazepine; Epilepsy; Pilocarpine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADRENALIN; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; BACOSIDE A; CARBAMAZEPINE; INSULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; NORADRENALIN; PILOCARPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPILEPSY; EXCITABILITY; HEART; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BACOPA; CARBAMAZEPINE; EPILEPSY; EPINEPHRINE; INSULIN; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MYOCARDIUM; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOCARPINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SAPONINS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; TRITERPENES;

BACOPA MONNIERI; RATTUS;

EID: 77955710303     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2010.01.017     Document Type: Article

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