Antidepressant-like effects of Xiaochaihutang in a rat model of chronic unpredictable mild stress

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 217-226

  Su, Guang Yue ^a   Yang, Jing Yu ^a   Wang, Fang ^a   Ma, Jie ^a   Zhang, Kuo ^a   Dong, Ying Xu ^a   Song, Shao Jiang ^a   Lu, Xiu Mei ^a   Wu, Chun Fu ^a  

^a SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; CUMS; Monoamine; Neurotrophin; Xiaochaihutang

Indexed keywords

5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE (PUBCHEM CID: 5202); ANTIDEPRESSANT; BAICALEIN (PUBCHEM CID: 5281605); BAICALIN (PUBCHEM CID: 64982); CUMS; DOPAMINE (PUBCHEM CID: 681); GINSENOSIDE RG(1) (PUBCHEM CID: 441923); GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID (PUBCHEM CID: 14982); ISOLIQUIRITIN (PUBCHEM CID: 5318591); LIQUIRITIN (PUBCHEM CID: 503737); MONOAMINE; NEUROTROPHIN; SAIKOSAPONIN A (PUBCHEM CID: 167928); WOGONIN (PUBCHEM CID: 5281703); XIAOCHAIHUTANG;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUCROSE;

EID: 84893843956     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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