Comparative analysis of gelsemine and gelsemium sempervirens activity on neurosteroid allopregnanolone formation in the spinal cord and limbic system

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Mensah Nyagan, Ayikoe Guy ^a   Venard, Christine ^a   Boujedaini, Naoual ^b   Patte Mensah, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Boiron   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; GELSEMINE; GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; GELSEMIUM; GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 80052750570     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep083     Document Type: Article

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