Antidepressant-like effects of L-theanine in the forced swim and tail suspension tests in mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1636-1639

  Yin, Cui ^a   Gou, Lingshan ^a   Liu, Yi ^a   Yin, Xiaoxing ^a   Zhang, Ling ^a   Jia, Genguang ^a   Zhuang, Xuemei ^a  

^a XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antidepressant like; Forced swim test; Green tea; L theanine; Open field test; Tail suspension test

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MONOAMINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; THEANINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MONOAMINE METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PTOSIS; RESERPINE TEST; TAIL SUSPENSION TEST;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GLUTAMATES; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

MUS;

EID: 80054908379     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3456     Document Type: Article

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