Anxiolytic and antidepressant-like effects of the hydroalcoholic extract from Aloysia polystachya in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 373-378

  Mora, S ^a   Diaz Veliz G ^a   Millan R ^a   Lungenstrass, H ^a   Quiros S ^b   Coto Morales, T ^b   Hellion Ibarrola M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCIÓN   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

Aloysia polystachya; Antidepressant; Anxiolytic; Elevated plus maze; Forced swimming; Sedative

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALOYSIA POLYSTACHYA EXTRACT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOYSIA POLYSTACHYA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GROOMING; IMMOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; SEDATION; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY; FEMALE; MAZE LEARNING; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SWIMMING; VERBENACEAE;

ALOYSIA; ANIMALIA; POLYSTACHYA; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 28444496739     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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