Evaluation of acute toxicity of a natural compound (+)-limonene epoxide and its anxiolytic-like action

Brain Research

Volumn 1448, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-62

  De Almeida, Antonia Amanda C ^a   Costa, Jéssica Pereira ^a   De Carvalho, Rusbene Bruno F ^a   De Sousa, Damião Pergentino ^b   De Freitas, Rivelilson Mendes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

(+) Limonene epoxide; Acute toxicity; Anxiety; Mice; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; FLUMAZENIL; LIMONENE EPOXIDE; NATURAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HYPERVENTILATION; LD 50; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MAZE TEST; MORTALITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; REFLEX; SEDATION; SYNCOPE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLUMAZENIL; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MONOTERPENES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; STEREOISOMERISM;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84858702551     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.01.070     Document Type: Article

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