Evaluation of central nervous system effects of Citrus limon essential oil in mice
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Evaluation of central nervous system effects of Citrus limon essential oil in mice
The central nervous system (CNS) depressant and anticonvulsant activities of Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck, Rutaceae, essential oil (EO) were investigated in animal models. The EO (50, 100 and 150 mg/kg) injected by oral route (p.o.) in mice caused a significant decrease in the motor activity of animals when compared with the control group, up to thirty days after the administration and the dose of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0102-695X
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-695x2011005000086