Effects of a hydroalcoholic extract of Turnera diffusa in tests for adaptogenic activity

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-127

  Bezerra, Andréia G ^a   Mendes, Fúlvio R ^a   Tabach, Ricardo ^a   Carlini, Elisaldo A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adaptogens; Antioxidant; Memory; Stress; Toxicity; Turnera diffusa

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCOPOLAMINE; TURNERA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; RAT; SLEEP TIME; TURNERA; TURNERA DIFFUSA;

EID: 79954542794     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000019     Document Type: Article

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