The anticonvulsant and sedative effects of Gladiolus dalenii extracts in mice

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 450-456

  Ngoupaye, G T ^a,b   Ngo Bum, E ^a   Ngah, E ^a   Talla, E ^a   Moto, F C O ^a,c   Taiwe, G S ^d   Rakotonirina, A ^c   Rakotonirina, S V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Botanical medicine; Epilepsy; Gladiolus dalenii; Herbal medicine; Insomnia; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; GLADIOLUS DALENII EXTRACT; N METHYL BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; GLADIOLUS DALENII; IN VIVO STUDY; IRIDACEAE; LATENT PERIOD; LD 50; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SEDATION; SEIZURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SLEEP TIME;

BOTANICAL MEDICINE; EPILEPSY; GLADIOLUS DALENII; HERBAL MEDICINE; INSOMNIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; DIAZEPAM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 3-RING; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MICE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEIZURES; SLEEP;

EID: 84880942785     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.06.014     Document Type: Article

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