Effect of flavonoids in scutellariae radix on depression-like behavior and brain rewards: Possible in dopamine system

Tsinghua Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 460-466

  Wang, Xiukun ^a   Zhang, Lujun ^a   Hua, Lei ^a   Xing, Dongming ^a   Du, Lijun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

brain reward; depression; mouse; scutellariae radix

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; DEPRESSION EFFECT; FLAVONOIDS; IN-VIVO; INTRAPERITONEAL ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL ROUTE; LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SUSPENSION TEST;

BRAIN; FUZZY CONTROL; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 77955389693     PISSN: 10070214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1007-0214(10)70088-2     Document Type: Article

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