Experimental study of theacrine on antidepressant effects

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Xie, Guo ^a,b   Wu, Min Zhi ^b,c   Huang, Ying Ru ^b   Cao, Ya Ting ^b   Li, Lai Dong ^b   Zhou, He Liang ^a   Zhu, Rui ^b   Liao, Yan Feng ^b   Kurihara, Hiroshi ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

5 HTP; Behavioral despair; Depression; Kucha; Reserpine; Theacrine; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; RESERPINE; THEACRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

AKINESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HEAD TWITCH; HYPOTHERMIA; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PTOSIS;

EID: 72149121547     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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