The aqueous crude extract of Montanoa frutescens produces anxiolytic-like effects similarly to diazepam in Wistar rats: Involvement of GABAA receptor

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 592-598

  Carro Juárez, Miguel ^a   Rodríguez Landa, Juan Francisco ^b   Rodríguez Peña, María De Lourdes ^a   Rovirosa Hernández, María De Jesús ^b   García Orduña, Francisco ^b  

^a CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Diazepam; Elevated plus maze; GABAA receptor; Montanoa frutescens; Open field test; Sedative

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; MONTANOA FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; PICROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONTANOA; MONTANOA FRUTESCENS; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; RAT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIAZEPAM; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MONTANOA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; WATER;

ASTERACEAE; HELIANTHEAE; MONTANOA; MONTANOA FRUTESCENS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84866020682     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.07.022     Document Type: Article

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