Foeniculum vulgare Mill (Umbelliferae) attenuates stress and improves memory in wister rats

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 553-558

  Koppula, Sushruta ^a   Kumar, Hemant ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbic acid; Foeniculum vulgare; Memory; Stress; Vanillyl mandelate

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; SCOPOLAMINE; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; STRESS;

EID: 84883036205     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v12i4.17     Document Type: Article

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