Evaluation of the anticonvulsant activity of the leaves of glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera grown in Iran, as a possible renewable source for anticonvulsant compounds

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-82

  Yazdi, Azadeh ^a,b   Sardari, Soroush ^a   Sayyah, Mohammad ^a   Ezzati, Majid Hassanpour ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera; Leaves; Maximal electroshock; Pentylenetetrazole

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; FLAVONOID; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA GLANDULIFERA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PENTETRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROL; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FRACTIONATION; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA GLANDULIFERA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 79955971296     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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