Herbal formula SYJN increases neurotrophin-3 and nerve growth factor expression in brain regions of rats exposed to chronic unpredictable stress

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 182-186

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

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHEJIANG CHINESE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Chronic unpredictable stress; Mechanisms; SYJN

Indexed keywords

ACORUS TATARINOWII EXTRACT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BRAIN PROTEIN; BUPLEURUM ROOT EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; CURCUMA AROMATICA EXTRACT; IMIPRAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PERILLA FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACORUS; ACORUS TATARINOWII; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA AROMATICA; DEPRESSION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MIXTURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERILLA FRUTESCENS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

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

EID: 77955341030     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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