Effect of aqueous extract of crocus sativus L. on morphine-induced memory impairment

Advances in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Naghibi, Sayede Maryam ^a   Hosseini, Mahmoud ^a   Khani, Fatemeh ^a   Rahimi, Motahare ^a   Vafaee, Farzaneh ^a   Rakhshandeh, Hassan ^a   Aghaie, Azita ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84869016074     PISSN: 16876334     EISSN: 16876342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/494367     Document Type: Article

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