Effects of yokukansan on anxiety-like behavior in a rat model of cerebrovascular dementia

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-281

  Nogami, Ai ^a   Sakata, Yuri ^a   Uchida, Naoki ^b   Yamaguchi, Kazuko ^a   Kawasaki, Chihiro ^a   Shindo, Taro ^b   Kubota, Kaori ^b   Katsurabayashi, Shutaro ^a   Takasaki, Kotaro ^a   Mishima, Kenichi ^a   Nishimura, Ryoji ^a   Fujiwara, Michihiro ^a   Iwasaki, Katsunori ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 HT2A; Anxiety; Rat; Repeated ischemia; Yokukansan

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOKUKANSAN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DEMENTIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 79956308045     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-010-0487-5     Document Type: Article

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