Neural monoaminergic mediation of the effect of St. John's wort extract on prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response in rats

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 467-472

  Khalifa, Amani E ^a  

^a African Union Organization St Abbassia   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Cortex; Dopamine; Hippocampus; Norepinephrine; Rat; Serotonin; St. John's wort extract; Startle response; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MONOAMINE; DOPAMINE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ACUTE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STARTLE REFLEX; THALAMUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUOROMETRY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERICUM; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NOREPINEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; STARTLE REACTION; THALAMUS;

EID: 25844454527     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881105056522     Document Type: Article

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