Anticonvulsant activity of Astragalus squarrosus Bunge

The anticonvulsant activity of Astragalus squarrosus total extract was assessed in pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced convulsion in mice, with diazepam as the standard drug, while mechanistic studies were also conducted using flumazenil, a GABA A-benzodiazepine receptor complex site antagonist. The ex...

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Main Authors: H. Shafaroodi, H.R. Zareie, J. Asgarpanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iranian Society of Pharmacognosy 2014-04-01
Series:Research Journal of Pharmacognosy
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Online Access:http://www.rjpharmacognosy.ir/pdf_4761_0f0a3cc5bab8e0dfd4d6c5f68ae06783.html