Anti-stress effects of ginsenoside Rg3-standardized ginseng extract in restraint stressed animals

Biomolecules and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-225

  Kim, Chung Soo ^a   JO, Young Jun ^a   Park, Se Ho ^b   Kim, Hae Jung ^b   Han, Jin Yi ^a   Hong, Jin Tae ^a   Cheong, Jae Hoon ^c   Oh, Ki Wan ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Dong Won Ginseng Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Samyook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti stress; Behaviors; Electroencephalogram (EEG); Ginsenoside Rg3 standardized ginseng extract (RGE); Restraint stress; Sleep

Indexed keywords

GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE RG 3;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GROOMING; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; QUALITY CONTROL; RAT; REM SLEEP; RESPONSE TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; STANDARDIZATION; STEREOTYPY; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALIA; MUS; PANAX GINSENG; RATTUS;

EID: 77953101498     PISSN: 19769148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2010.18.2.219     Document Type: Article

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