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Some neuropharmacological effects of an ethanolic extract of Maprounea africana in rodents.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7990488     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The ethanolic extract of the leaves of Maprounea africana (Euphorbiaceae), a medicinal plant in the Congolese traditional medicine, induced hypothermia and reduced the latency to the loss of the righting reflex and prolonged the sleeping time induced by pentobarbital in mice. It also significantly delayed the onset of clonic convulsions induced by pentylenetetrazole in mice. However, the extract did not affect either generalized convulsions induced by maximal electroshock and picrotoxin or limbic status epilepticus produced by pilocarpine and kainic acid.
Authors:
P N'gouemo; C Nguemby-Bina; M Baldy-Moulinier
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of ethnopharmacology     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0378-8741     ISO Abbreviation:  J Ethnopharmacol     Publication Date:  1994 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-01-09     Completed Date:  1995-01-09     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7903310     Medline TA:  J Ethnopharmacol     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  161-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Médecine Expérimentale, INSERM U249-CNRS UPR9008, Montpellier, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Anticonvulsants / pharmacology*
Body Temperature / drug effects
Congo
Hypnotics and Sedatives / pharmacology*
Male
Medicine, African Traditional*
Mice
Plant Extracts / pharmacology
Plants, Medicinal*
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anticonvulsants; 0/Hypnotics and Sedatives; 0/Plant Extracts

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