The antistress effect of ginseng total saponin and ginsenoside Rg3 and Rb1 evaluated by brain polyamine level under immobilization stress

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-49

  Lee, Sang Hee ^a,b   Jung, Byung Hwa ^a   Kim, Sun Yeou ^b   Lee, Eunjoo H ^b   Chung, Bong Chul ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain; Ginseng total saponin (GTS); Ginsenosides Rg3 and Rb1; Immobilization stress; Polyamine

Indexed keywords

BRAIN AMINE; GINSENG TOTAL SAPONIN; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RG 3; PLACEBO; POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; GERBIL; GINSENG; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CORTICOSTERONE; GERBILLINAE; GINSENOSIDES; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PANAX; POLYAMINES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SAPONINS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33744944294     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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