Euphorbia hirta reverses chronic stress-induced anxiety and mediates its action through the GABAA receptor benzodiazepine receptor-Cl - channel complex

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-42

  Anuradha, H ^a   Srikumar, B N ^b   Shankaranarayana Rao, B S ^b   Lakshmana, M ^a  

^a Government College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Elevated plus maze; Euphorbia hirta; Herbal drugs; Open field test; Stress

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE ION; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; FLUMAZENIL; PICROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; EUPHORBIA; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 37749047973     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-007-0821-6     Document Type: Article

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