Anxiolytic activity of Tabernaemontana divaricata (Linn) R. Br. flowers extract in mice

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 65-72

  Basavaraj, P ^a   Shivakumar, B ^b   Shivakumar, H ^b  

^a TVM College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b BLDE University Campus   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic activity; Elevated plus maze; Tabernaemontana divaricata (Linn) r.br. diazepam

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; DIAZEPAM; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; TABERNAEMONTANA DIVARICATA EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; FLOWER; LATENT PERIOD; LIGHT DARK TRANSITION TEST; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; REARING; TABERNAEMONTANA; TABERNAEMONTANA DIVARICATA; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALIA; MUS; TABERNAEMONTANA DIVARICATA;

EID: 84855310451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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