Aqueous and Ethanolic <i>Valeriana officinalis</i> Extracts Change the Binding of Ligands to Glutamate Receptors

<table>Changes in <sup>3</sup>[H]Fluorowillardine binding with time.  Initially, a 60% of inhibition is observed with the aqueous extracts while the hydroalcoholic extract inhibits only a 38%.  However, with time, the inhibitory effects of the aqueous extract increase to 85% whereas the hydroalcoholic extract markedly potentiates (200%) <sup>3</sup>[H]Fluorowillardine ([<sup>3</sup>H]FW) binding to AMPA receptors.</table>

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Figure 2: Aqueous and Ethanolic <i>Valeriana officinalis</i> Extracts Change the Binding of Ligands to Glutamate Receptors 

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Aqueous and Ethanolic Valeriana officinalis Extracts Change the Binding of Ligands to Glutamate Receptors

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