Effect of Withania somnifera on forced swimming test induced immobility in mice and its interaction with various drugs

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-415

  Shah, P C ^a,b   Trivedi, N A ^a   Bhatt, J D ^a   Hemavathi, K G ^a  

^a Baroda Medical College   (India)

^b Shree Kunj Kutir   (India)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Forced swimming test; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; PRAZOSIN; RESERPINE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLONIDINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRAZOSIN; RESERPINE; SWIMMING; WITHANIA;

EID: 33751162793     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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