Parthenium hysterophorus induced changes in neurotransmitter levels in mouse brain

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-185

  Verma, Sabita ^a   Shrivastava, Renu ^b   Prasad, P K ^c   Shrivastava, Vinoy K ^b  

^a JMDPL   (India)

^b BARKATULLAH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c VSJ College   (India)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptamine; Dopamine; Noradrenaline; Parthenium hysterophorus; Total brain

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEROTONIN;

MUS; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS;

EID: 33846958435     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2026     Document Type: Article

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