Herbal Products and GABA Receptors

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1095-1101

  Johnston, G A R ^a   Chebib, M ^a   Duke, R K ^a   Fernandez, S P ^a   Hanrahan, J R ^a   Hinton, T ^a   Mewett, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Apigenin; Bicuculline; Bilobalide; Borneol; Cognitive disorders; Epigallocatechin gallate; GABA; Ginkgolides; Herbal products; Hispidulin; Insomnia; Kawain; Muscimol; Picrotoxinin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882902550     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045046-9.00868-8     Document Type: Chapter

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