A possible mechanism for anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of alpha- and beta-amyrin from Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) March

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 827-834

  Aragao G F ^a   Carneiro, L M V ^a   Junior, A P F ^a   Vieira, L C ^a   Bandeira, P N ^a   Lemos, T L G ^a   Viana, G S de B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alpha ; and beta amyrin; Antidepressant; Anxiolytic; Protium heptaphyllum; Sedative

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYRIN; BETA AMYRIN; BIOGENIC AMINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; IMIPRAMINE; PAROXETINE; PENTOBARBITAL; RESERPINE; RESIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GROOMING; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTIUM HEPTAPHYLLUM; REARING; ROTAROD TEST; SEDATION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SLEEP TIME; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BURSERACEAE; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIPRAMINE; MICE; OLEANOLIC ACID; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RESERPINE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; PROTIUM HEPTAPHYLLUM;

EID: 33846439353     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.11.019     Document Type: Article

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