Antidepressant-like activity of anthocyanidins from Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flowers in tail suspension test and forced swim test

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 454-457

  Shewale, Pallavi B ^a   Patil, Rupali A ^a   Hiray, Yogesh A ^a  

^a MGV's Pharmacy College   (India)

Author keywords

Anthocyanidins; dopamine; flavonoids; quercetin; serotonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FENCLONINE; FLAVONOID; HALOPERIDOL; HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS EXTRACT; IMIPRAMINE; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; PRAZOSIN; QUERCETIN; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FLOWER; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TAIL SUSPENSION TEST;

ANTHOCYANIDINS; DOPAMINE; FLAVONOIDS; QUERCETIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMALS; ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; FLOWERS; HIBISCUS; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; ROSA; SWIMMING;

EID: 84865742536     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.99303     Document Type: Article

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