Effects of SYJN, a Chinese herbal formula, on chronic unpredictable stress-induced changes in behavior and brain BDNF in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 336-341

  Mao, Qing Qiu ^a   Huang, Zhen ^b   Zhong, Xiao Ming ^b   Feng, Chun Rong ^b   Pan, Ai Juan ^b   Li, Zhao Yi ^b   Ip, Siu Po ^a   Che, Chun Tao ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHEJIANG CHINESE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; BDNF; Behavior; Chinese herbal formula; Chronic unpredictable stress; Rat; SYJN

Indexed keywords

ACORUS TATARINOWII EXTRACT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BUPLEURUM CHINENSE EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; CURCUMA AROMATICA EXTRACT; IMIPRAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; PERILLA FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; SUCROSE; SUYU JIAONANG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACORUS TATARINOWII; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDEPRESSION ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN TISSUE; BUPLEURUM CHINENSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA AROMATICA; DEPRESSION; DRUG ACTIVITY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERILLA FRUTESCENS; PREDICTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STRESS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACORUS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BUPLEURUM; CURCUMA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FRONTAL LOBE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERILLA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

ACORUS TATARINOWII; BUPLEURUM CHINENSE; CURCUMA AROMATICA; PERILLA FRUTESCENS; RATTUS;

EID: 77649192255     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.01.050     Document Type: Article

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