Hydroalcoholic extract of needles of Pinus eldarica enhances pentobarbital-induced sleep: possible involvement of GABAergic system

Objective: Insomnia is accompanied by several health complications and the currently used soporific drugs can induce several side effects such as psychomotor impairment, amnesia, and tolerance. The present study was planned to investigate the sleep prolonging effect of Pinus eldarica. Materials and...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Forouzanfar, Ahmad Ghorbani, Hasan Rakhshandeh, Mahmoud Hosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2016-06-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine
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Online Access:http://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_6451_901d9c6fef738f7f7d78a95c05e75cff.pdf