Evaluation of the antipsychotic potential of aqueous fraction of Securinega virosa root bark extract in mice

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 161-165

  Magaji, M G ^a   Mohammed, M ^a   Magaji, R A ^a   Musa, A M ^a   Abdu Aguye, I ^a   Hussaini, I M ^b  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Apomorphine; Catalepsy; Medicinal; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Securinega virosa

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; METHANOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PLANT EXTRACT; RISPERIDONE; SECURINEGA VIROSA ROOT BARK EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SOLVENT; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPSYCHOTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; GROOMING; HALOPERIDOL-INDUCED CATALEPSY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RESIDUAL AQUEOUS FRACTION; SECURINEGA VIROSA; SNIFFING; STEREOTYPY; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ANIMAL; CATALEPSY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SCREENING; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; SWIMMING;

MUS; SECURINEGA VIROSA;

ANIMALS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; APOMORPHINE; CATALEPSY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; GROOMING; HALOPERIDOL; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; METHANOL; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; SOLVENTS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING; WATER;

EID: 84895889123     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: 15737365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-014-9483-x     Document Type: Article

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