Effect of Achyranthes aspera Linn on modified forced swimming in rats

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 183-191

  Barua, C C ^a   Begum, S A ^a   Talukdar, A ^a   Pathak, D C ^a   Barua, A G ^a   Borah, P ^a   Lahkar, M ^b  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

Author keywords

Achyranthes aspera; Antidepressant; Citalopram; Desipramine hydrochloride; Modified forced swimming test

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; CITALOPRAM; DESIPRAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 77953188787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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