Antidepressant, myorelaxant and anti-anxiety-like effects of Nauclea latifolia Smith (Rubiaceae) roots extract in murine models

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 326-333

  Taiwe G S ^a,b   Ngo Bum, E ^c   Dimo, T ^a   Talla, E ^d   Weiss, N ^b   Dawe, A ^e   Moto, F C O ^a   Sidiki, N ^c   Dzeufiet, P D ^a   de Waard, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b GRENOBLE INSTITUT DES NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

^c Department of Biological Sciences   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAROUA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Anti anxiety; Antidepressant; Myorelaxant; Nauclea latifolia; Neuropharmacology

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; DIAZEPAM; FLAVONOID; FLUMAZENIL; FLUOXETINE; GLYCOSIDE; INDOLE ALKALOID; N METHYL BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; NAUCLEAMIDE A; NAUCLEAMIDE E; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RUBIACEAE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 77955675000     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.364.371     Document Type: Article

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