Anxiolytic-like effect of α-asarone in mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1476-1481

  Liu, Shuang ^a,b   Chen, Si Wei ^a   Xu, Na ^a   Liu, Xing Hua ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a   Wang, Yan Zi ^a   Xu, Xiao Dan ^a  

^a SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

asarone; anxiolytic; diazepam; elevated plus maze; light dark box; marble burying; mice; novel food consumption

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ASARONE; DIAZEPAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FOOD INTAKE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANISOLES; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIAZEPAM; EATING; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE;

MUS;

EID: 84867333497     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.4596     Document Type: Article

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