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Bioactivity of marine organisms: Part VII--Effect of seaweed extract on central nervous system
S Y Kamat1, S Wahidulla, L D'Souza
1National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa.
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology
|June 1, 1994
Abstract:
Alcohol extracts of marine algae (Rhodophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Chlorophyceae) were screened for their effect on central nervous system. Of 69 species investigated 8 appeared biologically active, 6 being CNS stimulant and two depressant, sites and dates of collection are given.