Evaluation of antidepressant-like activity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Terminalia bellirica Roxb. fruits in mice

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 610-616

  Dhingra, Dinesh ^a   Valecha, Rekha ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Forced swim test; Reserpine; Tail suspension test; Terminalia bellirica

Indexed keywords

MUS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA BELLIRICA;

ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; RESERPINE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PH; SWIMMING; TERMINALIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESERPINE; SWIMMING; TERMINALIA; WATER;

EID: 35548933399     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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