Antidepressant activity of methyl jasmonate, a plant stress hormone in mice

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-11

  Umukoro, Solomon ^a   Akinyinka, Alabi O ^b   Aladeokin, Aderemi C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Forced swim test; Methyl jasmonate; Tail suspension test; Yohimbine lethality test

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TAIL SUSPENSION TEST; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACETIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYCLOPENTANES; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; IMMOBILITY RESPONSE, TONIC; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXYLIPINS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; SEROTONIN; SWIMMING; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 78650586213     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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