Wild ginseng attenuates repeated morphine-induced behavioral sensitization in rats

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 757-765

  Lee, Bombi ^a   Kwon, Sunoh ^a   Yeom, Mijung ^a   Shim, Insop ^a   Lee, Hyejung ^a   Hahm, Dae hyun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

c Fos; Dopamine; Ginseng; Locomotor activity; Morphine; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; GINSENG EXTRACT; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN C FOS; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WILD GINSENG EXTRACT;

ADVENTITIOUS ROOT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL SENSITIZATION; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GINSENG; HYPERACTIVITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; ONCOGENE C FOS; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; WILD PLANT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

PANAX GINSENG; RATTUS;

EID: 79961010803     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1103.03016     Document Type: Article

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