Anxiolytic-like effect of lavender essential oil inhalation in mice: Participation of serotonergic but not GABAA/benzodiazepine neurotransmission

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 412-418

  Chioca, Lea R ^a   Ferro, Marcelo M ^b   Baretta, Irinéia P ^c   Oliveira, Sara M ^d   Silva, Cássia R ^d   Ferreira, Juliano ^d   Losso, Estela M ^e   Andreatini, Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE PARANAENSE   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^e POSITIVO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; GABA; Lavender; Marble burying; Mice; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; DIAZEPAM; LAVENDER OIL; N [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] N (2 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; PENTYL ACETATE; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LAVENDER; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; GABA-A RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; LAVANDULA; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OILS, VOLATILE; PICROTOXIN; PIPERAZINES; PLANT OILS; PYRIDINES; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; MUS;

EID: 84876920528     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.03.028     Document Type: Article

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