The antidepressant-like effects of paeoniflorin in mouse models

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1113-1116

  Qiu, Fengmei ^a   Zhong, Xiaoming ^a   Mao, Qingqiu ^b   Huang, Zhen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG CHINESE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antidepressant like effect; Forced swimming; Locomotor activity; Neurotransmitter; Paeoniflorin; Reserpine; Tail suspension

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PAEONIFLORIN; RESERPINE; SEROTONIN;

AKINESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PTOSIS;

EID: 84874636467     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2013.925     Document Type: Article

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