Pharmacological study on antidepressant activity of 50% ethanol extract of a formulated ayurvedic product in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 411-419

  Bopaiah, C P ^a   Pradhan, N ^a   Venkataram, B S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxyindoleacetic acid; Ayurveda; Dopamine; Forced swimming test; Homovanallic acid; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; FRONTAL CORTEX; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; ETHANOL; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0033801151     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00232-4     Document Type: Article

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