An animal model for the study of Chamomilla in stress and depression: pilot study

Homeopathy

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-144

  Gordinho Pinto, Sandra Augusta ^a   Bohland, Elisabeth ^b   de Paula Coelho, Cideli ^a   Furquim de Azevedo Morgulis, Maria Sílvia ^d   Bonamin, Leoni Villano ^b,c  

^a Faculty of Health Sciences   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTO AMARO   (Brazil)

^c PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d MSFA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

behavior; Chamomilla; homeopathy; neuro immune modulation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; CHAMOMILE; WATER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMUNOMODULATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PILOT STUDY; STRESS; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MATRICARIA; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 47649106444     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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