Agarwood Essential Oil Displays Sedative-Hypnotic Effects through the GABAergic System

Although agarwood has been used as a tranquilizer in Asian countries for hundreds of years, the underlying pharmacological basis is still unclear. This study investigated the sedative-hypnotic effect of agarwood essential oil (AEO) using locomotor activity and pentobarbital-induced sleeping assays i...

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Main Authors: Shuai Wang, Canhong Wang, Deqian Peng, Xinmin Liu, Chongming Wu, Peng Guo, Jianhe Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/12/2190