Muscle relaxant, hypnotic and anti-anxiety effects of Pistacia vera gum hydroalcoholic extract in mice

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 9, Issue 36, 2010, Pages

  Toktam Ziaee, T ^a   Hosseinzadeh, H ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anti anxiety; Hypnotic; Muscle relaxation; Pistacia vera gum

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PISTACIA VERA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; LOCOMOTION; MAZE TEST; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PISTACHIO; PISTACIA VERA;

MUS; PISTACIA; PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 79953896621     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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