Effects of extract of Ginkgo biloba with venlafaxine on brain injury in a rat model of depression

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 391-397

  Qin, Xiao Song ^a   Jin, Kui He ^a   Ding, Bao Kun ^a   Xie, Shou Fu ^a   Ma, Hui ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Depression; Ginkgo biloba extract; Nitric oxide synthase; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VENLAFAXINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG MECHANISM; FECES; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DEPRESSION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GINKGO BILOBA; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 15044355889     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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