TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of the Aqueous and Alcoholic Extracts of Anethum Graveolens L (dill) on Pentylenetetrazol-induced Seizures in Male Mice TT - اثر عصاره آبی و هیدروالکلی ساقه هوایی گیاه شوید بر تشنجات ناشی از تزریق پنتیلن‌تترازول در موش سوری نر JF - RUMS_JOURNAL JO - RUMS_JOURNAL VL - 11 IS - 1 UR - http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-1287-en.html Y1 - 2012 SP - 45 EP - 54 KW - Seizure KW - Epilepsy KW - Pentylenetetrazol KW - Anethum graveolens KW - Mice N2 -   Effects of the Aqueous and Alcoholic Extracts of Anethum Graveolens L (dill) on Pentylenetetrazol-induced Seizures in Male Mice     M. Mohammadzadeh [1] , A. Pajhhan1, S.J. Mirnajafizadeh [2] , M.H. Rakhshani [3]     Received: 13/10/2010 Sent for Revision: 13/11/2010 Received Revised Manuscript: 05/04/2011 Accepted: 26/04/2011     Background and Objectives : In this study, the effect of Anethum graveolens L. extract on pentylenetetrazol- (PTZ) induced seizures was investigated.   Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 110 male mice were included. Firstly, the maximum non-lethal doses for aqueous and alcoholic extract of Anethum graveolens L. were determined. Three doses of aqueous (250, 400, and 500 mg/kg) and four doses of alcoholic extracts (250, 1000, 2500, and 3500 mg/kg) were intraperitoneally injected 30 minutes before PTZ injection. All doses were lower than the non-lethal dose Seizure stage 1 latency (S1L), seizure stage 5 latency (S5L) and dead time latency (DTL) were recorded after PTZ injection in both control and treatment groups. One-way and two way ANOVA were applied for comparing the results of this study.   Results: Aqueous extract of Anethum graveolens L . at 500 mg/kg increased S1L, S5L and DTL significantly (p M3 ER -