Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1992; 58(5): 405-409DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-961501 Paper © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkEffects of Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Dunaliella tertiolecta Extracts on the Central Nervous SystemR. Villar, M. R. Laguna, J. M. Calleja, I. Cadavid Departamento de Farmacología, Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Farmaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download(opens in new window) Buy Article(opens in new window) Abstract Continuing work on the effects of aqueous extracts of the microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin (Bacillariophyceae) and Dunaliella tertiolecta Butcher (Chlorophyceae) on the central nervous system, we report their effects on spontaneous motor activity, rectal temperature, exploratory behaviour, muscle relaxation, catalepsy, and conditioned avoidance responses. Both extracts showed activity as a CNS depressant and a potential muscle relaxant, the latter more marked in the case of P. tricornutum. Key words Phaeodactylum tricornutum - Dunaliella tertiolecta - CNS activity - muscle relaxant activity PDF (401 kb)
