Hypothermic effect of harmala alkaloid in rats: Involvement of serotonergic mechanism

Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 421-426

  Abdel Fattah, Abdel Fattah Mohamed ^a,b   Matsumoto, Kinzo ^a   Gammaz, Hatim Abdel Khalik ^b   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

5 HT1A receptor; Dopamine receptor; Harmala alkaloids; Harmaline; Harmine; Hypothermia; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FENCLONINE; HALOPERIDOL; HARMALINE; HARMINE; PEGANUM HARMALA EXTRACT; PINDOLOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN 1A ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EGYPT; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ALKALOIDS; ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HARMALINE; HARMINE; MALE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ANIMALIA; PEGANUM HARMALA;

EID: 0029119942     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)00131-F     Document Type: Article

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