Effect of leaves of Apocynum venetum L. on the activity of MAO in mice

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2584-2586

  Zhou, Benhong ^a   Li, Xiaojun ^b   Qiu, Zhenpeng ^b   Liu, Gang ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apocynum venetum L.; Monoamine oxidase; Monoamines

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); APOCYNUM VENETUM EXTRACT; DOPAMINE; FLUOXETINE; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOCYNUM; APOCYNUM VENETUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; PLANT LEAF; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALIA; APOCYNUM VENETUM; EQUINE ARTERITIS VIRUS; MUS;

EID: 79960736133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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