Bioassay-guided evaluation of central nervous system effects of citronellal in rodents

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 697-703

  Melo, Mônica S ^a   de Santana, Marilia T ^a   Guimarães, Adriana G ^a   Siqueira, Rosana S ^a   de Sousa, Damião P ^a   Santos, Márcio R V ^a   Bonjardim, Leonardo R ^a   Araújo, Adriano A S ^a   Onofre, Alexandre S C ^a   Lima, Julianeli T ^b   Almeida, Jackson R G S ^b   Quintans Jr , Lucindo J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO VALE DO SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant activity; Citronellal; Depressant activity; Monoterpenes

Indexed keywords

CITRONELLAL; FLUMAZENIL; PENTETRAZOLE; PICROTOXIN;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BIOASSAY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EVALUATION; LATENT PERIOD; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; PTOSIS; RAT; SEDATION;

EID: 80051936481     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000124     Document Type: Article

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