Phytochemical Investigation and Anticonvulsant Activity of Paeonia parnassica Radix

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Kritsanida, Marina ^a   Magiatis, Prokopios ^a   Skaltsounis, Alexios Leandros ^a   Stables, James P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

4 O methylpaeoniflorin; albiflorin; anticonvulsant; Paeonia parnassica; paeonidanin

Indexed keywords

EID: 85127024216     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578X0700200401     Document Type: Article

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