Therapeutic effect of Yokukansan on social isolation-induced aggressive behavior of zinc-deficient and pair-fed mice

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 551-555

  Takeda, Atsushi ^a   Iwaki, Haruka ^a   Ide, Kazuki ^a   Tamano, Haruna ^a   Oku, Naoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Food restriction; Glutamatergic neuron; Social isolation; Yokukansan; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

AMINOOXYACETIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOKUKANSAN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGGRESSION; AMINOOXYACETIC ACID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GABA AGENTS; MALE; MICE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ZINC;

EID: 84859162959     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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