Antidepressant-like effect of oleanolic acid in mice exposed to the repeated forced swimming test

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 459-468

  Yi, Li Tao ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Liu, Qing ^a   Geng, Di ^a   Zhou, Ya Fei ^a   Ke, Xiao Qing ^a   Chen, Huan ^a   Weng, Lian Jin ^a  

^a HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

antidepressant; brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF); forced swimming test; neurotransmitter; Oleanolic acid

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DOPAMINE; FLUOXETINE; NORADRENALIN; OLEANOLIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ACUTE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMOBILIZATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DOPAMINE; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOREPINEPHRINE; OLEANOLIC ACID; SEROTONIN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 84876557278     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881112467090     Document Type: Article

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