Antidepressant-like action of the hydromethanolic flower extract of Tagetes erecta L. in mice and its possible mechanism of action

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 386-390

  Khulbe, Aarti ^a   Pandey, Savita ^a   Sah, Sangeeta ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; forced swim test; nitric oxide pathway; serotonergic pathway; sigma receptors; Tagetes erecta

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ARGININE; FENCLONINE; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PENTAZOCINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROGESTERONE; SILDENAFIL; TAGETES ERECTA FLOWER EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TAGETES ERECTA;

ANTIDEPRESSANT; FORCED SWIM TEST; NITRIC OXIDE PATHWAY; SEROTONERGIC PATHWAY; SIGMA RECEPTORS; TAGETES ERECTA;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ARGININE; FENCLONINE; FLOWERS; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; METHANOL; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PENTAZOCINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROGESTERONE; PURINES; RECEPTORS, SIGMA; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SULFONES; TAGETES; WATER;

EID: 84881467359     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.115026     Document Type: Article

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