The effects of Rhodiola rosea extract on 5-HT level, cell proliferation and quantity of neurons at cerebral hippocampus of depressive rats

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 830-838

  Chen, Q G ^a   Zeng, Y S ^a   Qu, Z Q ^a   Tang, J Y ^a   Qin, Y J ^a   Chung, P ^b   Wong, R ^a   Hagg U ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The University of Hong Kong ^*

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Chronic mild stress; Depression; Hippocampus; Rhodiola rosea extract; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

RHODIOLA ROSEA EXTRACT; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHODIOLA; SEROTONIN;

RATTUS; RHODIOLA ROSEA;

EID: 67650527269     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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