Serotonin transporter affinity of (-)-loliolide, a monoterpene lactone from Mondia whitei

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 593-596

  Neergaard, J S ^a   Rasmussen, H B ^a   Stafford, G I ^b   Van Staden, J ^b   Jager A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

3H citalopram; Depression; Loliolide; Mondia whitei; Radioligand binding assay; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DICOTYLEDON; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

APOCYNACEAE; MONDIA WHITEI;

EID: 77957196567     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.02.091     Document Type: Article

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