Anxiolytic effects of standardized extract of Centella asiatica (ECa 233) after chronic immobilization stress in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 579-585

  Wanasuntronwong, Aree ^a   Tantisira, Mayuree H ^a   Tantisira, Boonyong ^a,c   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^c BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Asiaticoside; Corticosterone; ECa 233 (standardized extract of Centella asiatica); Madecassoside

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ASIATICOSIDE; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CORTICOSTERONE; DIAZEPAM; ECA 233; MADECASSOSIDE; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DARK LIGHT BOX; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CENTELLA; CORTICOSTERONE; DIAZEPAM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRITERPENES;

ANIMALIA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; MUS;

EID: 84866005536     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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