Mechanistic study on the antidepressant-like effect of Danggui-Shaoyao-San, a chinese herbal formula

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Huang, Zhen ^a   Mao, Qing Qiu ^b   Zhong, Xiao Ming ^a   Li, Zhao Yi ^a   Qiu, Feng Mei ^a   Ip, Siu Po ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG CHINESE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHINESE DRUG; DANGGUI SHAOYAO SAN; DOPAMINE; MALONALDEHYDE; NORADRENALIN; RESERPINE; SEROTONIN; SUCROSE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SUGAR INTAKE;

EID: 84866072103     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/173565     Document Type: Article

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