Investigation of in vivo neuropharmacological effect of Alpinia nigra leaf extract

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 137-142

  Sharmen, Farjana ^a   Mannan, Adnan ^a   Rahman, Md Mominur ^b   Chowdhury, Md Ashraf Uddin ^b   Uddin, Muhammad Erfan ^b   Abu Ahmed, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Alpinia nigra; Antidepressant activity; Anxiolytic; Elevated plus maze; Sedative

Indexed keywords

ALPINIA NIGRA EXTRACT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOPENTAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA NIGRA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR TEST; FEMALE; HOLE CROSS TEST; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 84904259229     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(14)60222-7     Document Type: Article

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