Anti-depressant-like effect of vitexin in BALB/c mice and evidence for the involvement of monoaminergic mechanisms

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 699, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 250-257

  Can, Özgür Devrim ^a   Demir Özkay, Ümide ^a   Üçel, Umut Irfan ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti depressant like effect; Immobility time; Modified forced swimming test; Monoaminergic system; Tail suspension test; Vitexin

Indexed keywords

1 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 4 (4 PHTHALIMIDOBUTYL)PIPERAZINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 3 RECEPTOR; FENCLONINE METHYL ESTER; KETANSERIN; METIROSINE METHYL ESTER; MONOAMINE; ONDANSETRON; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SULPIRIDE; VITEXIN; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SYNAPSE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; APIGENIN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATECHOLAMINES; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE;

EID: 84873740971     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.10.017     Document Type: Article

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