The effects of Sceletium tortuosum in an in vivo model of psychological stress

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-36

  Smith, C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behavior; C reactive protein; Corticosterone; Cytokine; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTERONE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SCELETIUM TORTUOSUM EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCELETIUM TORTUOSUM; T LYMPHOCYTE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AIZOACEAE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTERONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SCELETIUM; SCELETIUM TORTUOSUM;

EID: 78650679455     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.08.058     Document Type: Article

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