Purification and anticonvulsant activity of xanthotoxin (8-methoxypsoralen)

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 431-436

  Skalicka Woźniak, Krystyna ^a   Zagaja, Mirosław ^b   Głowniak, Kazimierz ^a   Łuszczki, Jarogniew J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant activity; High performance counter current chromatography; Maximal electroshock seizure test; Pastinaca sativa L.; Xanthotoxin (8 methoxypsoralen)

Indexed keywords

MUS; PASTINACA SATIVA;

EID: 84891861589     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-013-0275-9     Document Type: Article

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