Screening for antidepressant-like activity of convolvulus pluricaulis choisy in mice

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 262-278

  Dhingra, Dinesh ^a   Valecha, Rekha ^a  

^a Guru Jambheswar University of Science and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Convolvulus pluricaulis; Force swim test; Reserpine; Tail suspension test

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; CHLOROFORM; CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS EXTRACT; FENCLONINE; FLUDAC; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; PRAZOSIN; RESERPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVOLVULUS; CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 34248337095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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