Involvement of serotonergic system in the antidepressant-like effect of piperine

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1144-1147

  Mao, Qing Qiu ^a   Xian, Yan Fang ^a   Ip, Siu Po ^a   Che, Chun Tao ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Mice; Piperine; Serotonergic system

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; FENCLONINE; PIPERINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDEPRESSANT LIKE EFFECT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEAD TWITCH; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; RESPONSE TIME; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ALKALOIDS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZODIOXOLES; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FENCLONINE; FLUOXETINE; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PIPERIDINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SWIMMING;

EID: 79956041452     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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