Evaluation of the antidepressant-like activity of Convolvulus pluricaulis choisy in the mouse forced swim and tail suspension tests

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Dhingra, Dinesh ^a   Valecha, Rekha ^a  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVOLVULUS; CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN;

ACETATES; ALKANES; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHLOROFORM; CONVOLVULUS; DEPRESSION; FENCLONINE; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRAZOSIN; RESERPINE; SULPIRIDE;

EID: 34447118817     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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