Evaluation of antidepressant effect of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Silybum marianum L. seed in mice

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 6, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 38-43

  Karimi, Gh ^a   Saradeghi Keisari, M ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Milk thistle; Modified forced swimming test; Silymarin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SILYBUM MARIANUM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

EID: 42249107665     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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