Investigation of neuropsychopharmacological effects of a polyherbal formulation on the learning and memory process in rats

Journal of Young Pharmacists

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-124

  Shah, J S ^a   Goyal, R K ^b  

^a Shri Sarvajanik Pharmacy College   (India)

^b M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Elevated plus maze; passive avoidance learning; short term memory; transfer latency

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; RESIN;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES; HYOSCYAMUS; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSII; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RAT; RAUWOLFIA; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TOXICITY TESTING; VELVET BEAN; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 80052191307     PISSN: 09751483     EISSN: 09751505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.80296     Document Type: Article

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