Chronic anxiolytic effect of aqueous extract of Terminalia chebula (AETC) in rats

Drug Invention Today

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 447-449

  Chandra Shekar, R ^a   Manohar, V R ^a   Rao, S N ^a  

^a YENEPOYA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiolytic; Elevated plus maze; Tannic acid; Terminalia chebula

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 84868673291     PISSN: 09757619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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