Anticonvulsant and muscle relaxant activity of the ethanolic extract of stems of Dendrophthoe falcata (Linn. F.) in mice

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 710-713

  Sinoriya, Pooja ^a   Irchhaiya, R ^a   Sharma, Bhawna ^a   Sahu, Gayatri ^a   Kumar, Santosh ^a  

^a BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Dendrophthoe falcate; mice; muscle relaxant

Indexed keywords

DENDROPHTHOE FALCATA EXTRACT; DIAZEPAM; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDROPHTHOE FALCATA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; SEIZURE;

EID: 81855228744     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.89832     Document Type: Conference Paper

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