Effects of Ning Shen Ling Granule and dehydroepiandrosterone on cognitive function in mice undergoing chronic mild stress

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-49

  Zhang, Xiao ^a   Dong, Yi Long ^a   Yang, Nan ^a   Liu, Yan Yong ^a   Gao, Rui Feng ^a   Zuo, Ping Ping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Central cholinergic M receptor; Chronic mild stressed model; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Morris water maze; Ning Shen Ling Granule; Spontaneous movement

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NING SHEN LING EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PRASTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOVEMENT; QUINUCLIDINYL BENZILATE; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS; SWIMMING;

EID: 34047252838     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-007-0046-4     Document Type: Article

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