Modulation of American ginseng on brainstem GABAergic effects in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-222

  Yuan, Chun Su ^a   Attele, Anoja S ^a   Wu, Ji An ^a   Liu, Dong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

American ginseng; Brainstem; Ethnopharmacology; Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA); Gastric vagal input; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Panax quinquefolium L.

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GINSENG; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN STEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; MUSCIMOL; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0031754938     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00066-X     Document Type: Article

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