Antidepressant-like effect of lemon essential oil is through a modulation in the levels of norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin in mice: Use of the tail suspension test

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 370-379

  Hao, Cherng Wei ^a   Lai, Wen Sung ^a   Ho, Chi Tang ^a,b   Sheen, Lee Yan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Fluoxetine; Lemon essential oil; Mice; Monoamines; Tail suspension test

Indexed keywords

CITRUS LIMON; MUS;

EID: 84873249072     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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