The combination of Passiflora alata and Valeriana officinalis on memory tasks in mice: comparison with diazepam
The effect of a compound combining Valeriana officinalis and Passiflora alata extracts was tested on two mouse memory models: habituation and step-through inhibitory avoidance. Diazepam (1.0 and 2.5 mg/kg) was used as a positive control. Acute diazepam (2.5 mg/kg) before training impaired the habitu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2010-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000600010 |