Aims: To determine the variety of psychoactive substances existing in Gwagwalada and the extent to which residents indulged in them. Study Design: A cross-sectional survey using questionnaires and audio interviews on eligible respondents. Place and Duration of Study: Gwagwalada,...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2023/v23i7586
Aims: Hydroalcoholic T. dodoneifolius, B.pinnatum and T. catappa leaf extracts were investigated for their acute toxicity and anxiolytic activities. Study Design: Acute toxicity (LD50) was determined using the limit dose acute and Anxiolytic activities were assessed by open-field...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2023/v19i3374
The high prevalence and disease burden of anxiety disorders against the paucity and liabilities of existing anxiolytics indicates a need for the discovery of additional/new anti-anxiety agents. However, it is necessary to further screen these new/putative anxiolytic compounds/ext...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2020/v14i230123
Similar pharmacodynamic mechanism(s) often underlie drug actions and toxicities of anxiolytic agents and medicinal extracts. Extracts of Tapinanthus globiferus and related plant species have been reported with anxiolytic activities. But mechanistic evaluations on these plant extr...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v10i130153
The use of test batteries has been suggested as a means to enhance throughput, to broaden the spectrum of anxiety parameters detectable and to minimise the numbers of experimental animals required in behavioural studies. This study was undertaken to determine the sensitivity of t...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2020/v22i430166