Antidepressant effects of methanol extract and fractions of Bacopa monnieri

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 340-343

  Shen, Yun Heng ^a   Zhou, Yun ^a   Zhang, Chuan ^a   Liu, Run Hui ^a   Su, Juan ^a   Liu, Xiao Hua ^a   Zhang, Wei Dong ^a,b  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antidepressant activity; Bacopa monniera; Forced swimming test (FST); Tail suspension test (TST)

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; FLUOXETINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACOPA MONNIERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TAIL SUSPENSION TEST;

BACOPA MONNIERI; MUS; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

EID: 77149149727     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200902752694     Document Type: Article

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