Antidepressant effects of ethanol extract of Areca catechu in rodents

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 174-176

  Dar, Ahsana ^a   Khatoon, Shagufta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antidepressant activity; Areca catechu; Forced swim test; Tail suspension test

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ARECA CATECHU EXTRACT; CLORGYLINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA; ARECA CATECHU; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030946727     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199703)11:2<174::AID-PTR65>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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