Research Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2011
Volume: 6
Issue: 11
Page No. 611 - 614

Comparative Study of Sedative, Pre-Anesthetic and Anti-Anxiety Effect of Origanum majorana Extract with Diazepam on Rats

Authors : Ali Rezaie, Behboud Jafari, Ghafour Mousavi, Mehrdad Nazeri, Amirreza Ebadi, Changiz Ahmadeh and Elmira Habibi

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