Antidepressant-like activity of the aqueous extract of Allium macrostemon in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 386-395

  Lee, Seungjoo ^a,b   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Lee, Chang Hwan ^a   Jung, Ji Wook ^b   Seo, Yong Taek ^a   Jang, Young Pyo ^a   Ryu, Jong Hoon ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allium macrostemon; Antidepressant; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM MACROSTEMON EXTRACT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BROXURIDINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ALLIUM; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

ALLIUM MACROSTEMON; MUS;

EID: 77956265853     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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