Correlation of hyperforin content of Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) extracts with their effects on alcohol drinking in C57BL/6J mice: A preliminary study

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 403-408

  Wright, C W ^a   Gott, M ^a   Grayson, B ^a   Hanna, M ^b   Smith, A G ^a   Sunter, A ^a   Neill, Jo C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Bradford Particle Design Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C57BL 6J mice; Ethanol intake; Fluoxetine; Hyperforin; Hypericum perforatum; St John's wort

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUOXETINE; HYPERFORIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; WATER;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ISOLATION; FLUID INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INBRED STRAIN; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG STABILITY; ETHANOL; HYPERICUM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHLOROGLUCINOL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERPENES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0347285448     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881103174018     Document Type: Article

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