Anticonvulsant Effects of Aerial Parts of Extract in Mice: Involvement of Benzodiazepine and Opioid Receptors

To evaluate the anticonvulsant activity of the aerial parts of Verbena officinalis used traditionally by local Iranians for the treatment of convulsion. The anticonvulsant activity of the extract was assessed in pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) and maximal electroshock (MES) induced seizures in mice. Diazep...

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Main Authors: Amir Rashidian PharmD, PhD, Fatemeh Kazemi PharmD, Saeed Mehrzadi PhD, Ahmad Reza Dehpour PharmD, PhD, Shahram Ejtemai Mehr PharmD, PhD, Seyed Mahdi Rezayat PharmD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587217709930