Effect of lavender oil on motor function and dopamine receptor expression in the olfactory bulb of mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-35

  Kim, Younghee ^a   Kim, Minjeong ^a   Kim, Hyunji ^a   Kim, Kisok ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dopamine receptor; Lavender oil; Motor activity; Olfactory bulb; Striatum

Indexed keywords

BETA FARNESENE; BORNEOL; CARYOPHYLLENE; CINEOLE; CITRAL; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 3 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 5 RECEPTOR; GERANIOL; LAVENDER OIL; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; MESSENGER RNA; MYRCENE; OCIMENE; PINENE; TERPINENE; TERPINEOL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLFACTORY BULB; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ROTAROD TEST; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CORPUS STRIATUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OILS, VOLATILE; OLFACTORY BULB; PLANT OILS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; RNA, MESSENGER; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

LAVANDULA; MUS;

EID: 67651125137     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.06.017     Document Type: Article

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