Antidepressant effect of baicalin extracted from the root of Scutellaria baicalensis in mice and rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 503-510

  Zhu, Weili ^a   Ma, Shiping ^a   Qu, Rong ^b   Kang, Dali ^a   Liu, Yadong ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Antidepressant effect; Baicalin; Chronic mild stress; Forced swimming test; Monoamine oxidase; Scutellaria baicalensis G.; Tail suspension test

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME B; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BAICALIN; FLAVONOID; FLUOXETINE; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; STRESS; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANIMALIA; LAMIACEAE; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS;

EID: 33750063969     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200600878684     Document Type: Article

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