Antidepressant, anxiolytic and adaptogenic activity of torvanol A: An isoflavonoid from seeds of Solanum torvum

Natural Product Research

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 2140-2143

  Mohan, Mahalaxmi ^a   Attarde, Deepali ^a   Momin, Rehan ^a   Kasture, Sanjay ^b  

^a MGV College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b SANJIVANI COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptogen; Antidepressant; Anxiolytic; Torvanol A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; HALOPERIDOL; ISOFLAVONOID; NORADRENALIN; PENTETRAZOLE; PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVE; PRAZOSIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; TORVANOL A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HOPELESSNESS; IMMOBILITY; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PLANT SEED; SOLANUM TORVUM; TONIC SEIZURE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ISOFLAVONES; MICE; SEEDS; SOLANUM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84889028909     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2013.778853     Document Type: Article

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