Anticonvulsant and neurotoxicity profile of the rhizome of Smilax china Linn. in mice

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-30

  Vijayalakshmi, A ^a   Ravichandiran, V ^a   Anbu, J ^a   Velraj, Malarkodi ^a   Jayakumari, S ^a  

^a VELS INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

China root; Epilepsy; neurotoxicity; Smilax china

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; PENTETRAZOLE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SMILAX CHINA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HINDLIMB; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RHIZOME; RIGHTING REFLEX; ROTAROD TEST; SEIZURE; SLEEP TIME; SMILAX CHINA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 78951474745     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.75662     Document Type: Article

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