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The anxiolytic effects of a Valerian extract is based on Valerenic acid

BACKGROUND: Valerian is commonly used for the treatment of insomnia and anxiety. Valerian extracts allosterically modulate GABA-A receptors and induced an anxiolytic activity. This activity is closely related to valerenic acid. In the present experiments it was investigated whether acetoxy valerenic...

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Autores principales: Becker, Axel, Felgentreff, Falko, Schröder, Helmut, Meier, Beat, Brattström, Axel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4122768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25066015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-14-267