Pharmacological and biochemical evidence for the antidepressant effect of the herbal preparation Trans-01

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 231-234

  Shalam, Md ^a   Shantakumar, S ^a   Narasu, M ^b  

^a VL College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Forced swim test; Herbal formulation; Stress; Tail suspension test

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CORTICOSTERONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; TRANS 01; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STIMULATION; TAIL SUSPENSION TEST;

EID: 36849002528     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.37273     Document Type: Article

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