Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 375837, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/375837
Research Article
Effects of a Proprietary Standardized Orthosiphon stamineus Ethanolic Leaf Extract on Enhancing Memory in Sprague Dawley Rats Possibly via Blockade of Adenosine A2A Receptors
1Biotropics Malaysia Berhad, Lot 21 Jalan U1/19, Section U1, Hicom-Glenmarie Industrial Park, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
2Ethix Pharma Laboratories, Karbala Road, Bilaspur 495001, Chhattisgarh, India
Received 26 June 2015; Revised 26 September 2015; Accepted 27 September 2015
Academic Editor: Gerald Munch
Copyright © 2015 Annie George et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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