Antidepressant-like effects of Lycii Radicis Cortex and betaine in the forced swimming test in rats

Biomolecules and Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-83

  Kim, Soo Jeong ^a   Lee, Mi Sook ^a   Kim, Ji Hyun ^a   Lee, Tae Hee ^b   Shim, Insop ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Betaine; Depression; Lycii radicis cortex; Norepinephrine; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETAINE; FLUOXETINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMOBILIZATION; LYCII RADICIS; MALE; MONOAMINE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SCREENING TEST; SOLANACEAE; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 84873326714     PISSN: 19769148     EISSN: 20054483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2012.072     Document Type: Article

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