Antidepressant-like effetcs of the methanolic extract of Achyranthes aspera linn. in animal models of depression

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 587-594

  Barua, Chandana Choudhury ^a   Talukdar, A ^a   Begum, S A ^a   Buragohain, B ^a   Roy, J D ^a   Borah, R S ^a   Lahkar, M ^b  

^a Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwa Vidyalaya Evum Go Anusandhan Sansthan   (India)

^b GAUHATI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Achyranthes aspera; Antidepressant; Forced swimming; Tail suspension

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; DESIPRAMINE; METHANOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ACTIVITY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

EID: 70049103603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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