The mechanism of action of St. John's wort;Zum wirkungsmechanismus von Johanniskraut-extrakt

Praxis

Volumn 89, Issue 50, 2000, Pages 2111-2121

  Muller W E ^a   Singer, A ^b   Wonnemann, M ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dopamine; Mechanism of effects; Noradrenaline; Serotonin; St. John's wort

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMENTOFLAVONE; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME B; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; DIHYDROALPRENOLOL; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYPERFORIN; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; HYPERIN; IMIPRAMINE; KETANSERIN; PROCYANIDIN; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER;

EID: 0034649654     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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