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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Main Authors: Helvo Slomp Junior, Gerusa Seniski, Cláudio da Cunha, Elizabeth Aparecida Audi, Roberto Andreatini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2010-12-01
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

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