Petroleum ether extract of Cnidium monnieri ameliorated scopolamine-induced amnesia through adrenal gland-mediated mechanism in male rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 403-407

  Wu, Chi Rei ^a   Lin, Li Wei ^b   Hsieh, Chia Ling ^a   Wang, Wen Hsin ^a   Lin, Yung Ta ^a   Hsieh, Ming Tsuen ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Cnidium monnieri L. Cuss.; Inhibitory avoidance task; Morris water maze; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

CNIDIUM MONNIERI EXTRACT; OSTHOLE; OXIDOPAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE METHYL BROMIDE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ALKANES; AMNESIA; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CNIDIUM; HYDROXYDOPAMINES; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCOPOLAMINE; SOLVENTS; SYMPATHECTOMY, CHEMICAL;

CNIDIUM MONNIERI; RATTUS;

EID: 42749097642     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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