Evidence for the involvement of the monoaminergic system, but not the opioid system in the antidepressant-like activity of ellagic acid in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 682, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 118-125

  Girish, Chandrashekaran ^a   Raj, Vishnu ^a   Arya, Jayasree ^a   Balakrishnan, Sadasivam ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Ellagic acid; Forced swimming test; Mice; Opioid; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ELLAGIC ACID; FENCLONINE; FLUOXETINE; KETANSERIN; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PINDOLOL; PRAZOSIN; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; LOCOMOTION; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; ELLAGIC ACID; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SEROTONIN; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859105969     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.02.034     Document Type: Article

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