Anti-Seizure activity of tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) r.br. flower methanolic extract against maximal electroshock and pentylene tetrazole induced convulsions in experimental animals

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 784-798

  Khan, Mohammed Safwan Ali ^a,b   Mukhram, Mohd Azeemuddin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Anwarul uloom College   (India)

^c R and D Center   (India)

Author keywords

Anti seizure activity; Maximal electroshock (MES) and pentylene tetrazole (PTZ) induced convulsions; Tabernaemontana divaricata flower methanolic extract (TDFME)

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; METHANOL; PENTETRAZOLE; PHENYTOIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TABERNAEMONTANA DIVARICATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FLOWER; INCIDENCE; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEIZURE; STUPOR; TABERNAEMONTANA DIVARICATA; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 79955614280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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