Anticonvulsant study of Pongamia pinnata linn against pentylenetetrazole induced convulsion in rats

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Manigauha, Ashish ^a   Patel, Sunita ^b  

^a NRI Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

^b BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant activity; Pentylenetetrazole induced convulsion; Phenytoin sodium; Pongamia pinnata

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; KAEMPFEROL; PENTETRAZOLE; PHENYTOIN; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; PONGAMIA PINNATA EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PONGAMIA PINNATA; RAT;

EID: 80052662897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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