Effects of Hochu-ekki-to, Yoku-kan-san and Saiko-ka-ryukotsu-borei-to on behavioral despair and acetic acid-induced writhing in mice

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-51

  Koshikawa, Noriaki ^a   Imai, Takao ^a   Takahashi, Ichiro ^a   Yamauchi, Michiko ^a   Sawada, Shigeki ^a   Kansaku, Ai ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetic acid induced writhing; Despair model; Kampo (Chinese herbal) medicine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BU ZHONG YI QI TANG; IMIPRAMINE; KAMPO; PLANT EXTRACT; SAIKO KA RYUKOTSU BOREI TO; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOKU KAN SAN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HERBAL MEDICINE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; MALE; MICE;

EID: 0031968022     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.1998.20.1.485631     Document Type: Article

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