Advanced in studies on antidepressant effect of flavonoids

Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 195-200

  Gong, Jin Yan ^a,b   Wu, Xiao Qin ^b   Mao, Jian Wei ^a   Zhang, Ying ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant activity; Antidepressant activity; Flavonoids; Neurotransmitter; Structure activity relationship

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID;

DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; REVIEW;

EID: 80054112864     PISSN: 02532670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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