Interleukin-6 involvement in antidepressant action of Hypericum perforatum

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Calapai, G ^a   Crupi, A ^b   Firenzuoli, F ^c   Inferrera, G ^a   Ciliberto, G ^d   Parisi, A ^a   De Sarro, G ^d   Caputi, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Pharmalife Italia   (Italy)

^c Cairo Montenotte   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 6; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0034915597     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-15507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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