Behavioral and biochemical effects of Kaixin-San, a traditional Chinese medicinal empirical formula

Drug Development Research

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 267-271

  Hu, Yuan ^a   Liu, Ping ^a   Guo, Dai Hong ^a   Rahman, Khalid ^b   Wang, Dong Xiao ^a   Chen, Meng Li ^a   Xie, Ting Ting ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Forced swimming test; Kaixin San; Neuro transmitters; Tail suspension test

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MONOAMINE; CHINESE DRUG; DESIPRAMINE; KAIXIN SAN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; TAIL SUSPENSION TEST;

EID: 54549118089     PISSN: 02724391     EISSN: 10982299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddr.20252     Document Type: Article

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