Investigating the anti-epileptic and sedative effects of hydroalcoholic extract of melissa officinalis (lemon balm) leaf on pentylenetetrazol induced epileptiform seizures in wistar rat

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2012, Pages 64-73

  Ghayour, M B ^a   Behnam Rassouli, M ^b   Ghayour, N ^a   Tehranipour, M ^a   Kamyabi Abkooh, A ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Melissa officinalis; Pentylenetetrazol; Rat; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; PENTETRAZOLE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; CITRUS LIMON; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84867218822     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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