Antidepressant and anxiolytic potentials of dichloromethane fraction from Hedranthera barteri

African Journal of Biomedical Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-81

  Onasanwo, S A ^a   Chatterjee, M ^b   Palit, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Diazepam; Hedranthera barteri; Imipramine

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DICHLOROMETHANE FRACTION FROM HEDRANTHERA BARTERI; IMIPRAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY DISORDER; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; HEDRANTHERA BARTERI; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SLEEP TIME; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 79959842847     PISSN: 11195096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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