Cognitive enhancing and antioxidant activity of ethyl acetate soluble fraction of the methanol extract of Hibiscus rosa sinensis in scopolamine-induced amnesia

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-142

  Nade, Vandana ^a   Kanhere, Sampat ^a   Kawale, Laxman ^a   Yadav, Adhikrao ^b  

^a Department of Pharmacology   (India)

^b KIMS University   (India)

Author keywords

Cognitive enhancing; Hibiscus rosa sinensis; lipid peroxidation; oxidative stress; passive avoidance test; scopolamine

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS EXTRACT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCOPOLAMINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING DISORDER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; RECOGNITION;

EID: 79957556051     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.77347     Document Type: Article

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