Behavioural and neurochemical evaluation of Perment ® an herbal formulation in chronic unpredictable mild stress induced depressive model

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 269-275

  Ramanatha, M ^a   Balaji, B ^a   Justin, A ^a   Gopinath, N ^b   Vasanthi, M ^b   Ramesh, R V ^b  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b N Rama Varier Ayurveda Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chronic mild stress; Corticosterone; Depression; Noradrenaline; Perment ; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; CORTICOSTERONE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE TEST; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORTICOSTERONE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; BACOPA MONNIERI; CLITORIA; CLITORIA TERNATEA; RATTUS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 79955405818     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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