Antidepressant-like effects of the ethanolic extract of Xiaobuxin-Tang, a traditional Chinese herbal prescription in animal models of depression

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 1792-1796

  Zhang, You Zhi ^a   Li, Yun Feng ^a   Yu, Neng Jiang ^a   Yuan, Li ^a   Zhao, Yi Min ^a   Xiao, Wen Bin ^a   Luo, Zhi Pu ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptophan induced head twitch response; Antidepressant; Forced swimming test; Tail suspension test; Traditional Chinese medicine; Xiaobuxin Tang

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ALCOHOL; CHINESE DRUG; DESIPRAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIAOBUXIN TANG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HEAD TWITCH; HERBAL MEDICINE; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

EID: 36148996471     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200710020-00012     Document Type: Article

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