Acute effects of bergamot oil on anxiety-related behaviour and corticosterone level in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 858-862

  Saiyudthong, Somrudee ^a   Marsden, Charles A ^b  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; elevated plus maze; essential oil; HPA axis; stress

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BERGAMOT OIL; CORTICOSTERONE; DIAZEPAM;

ACUTE STRESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; EMOTION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CORTICOSTERONE; DIAZEPAM; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

CITRUS AURANTIUM; RATTUS; RUTACEAE;

EID: 79957809174     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3325     Document Type: Article

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