Potential antidepressant properties of Radix Polygalae (Yuan Zhi)

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 794-799

  Liu, P ^a,b   Hu, Y ^b   Guo, D H ^b   Wang, D X ^b   Tu, H H ^b   Ma, L ^b   Xie, T T ^b   Kong, L Y ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Antidepressant activity; Cytoprotective; Poly gala tenuifolia; SH SY5Y cells

Indexed keywords

3,6 DI O SINAPOYL SUCROSE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CORTICOSTERONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; TENUIFOLISIDE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YUAN ZHI 50;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL PROTECTION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYGALACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

POLYGALA TENUIFOLIA;

EID: 79151472198     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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