Bupleurum falcatum Prevents Depression and Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Rats Exposed to Repeated Restraint Stress

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 422-430

  Bombi, Lee ^a   Yun, Hye Yeon ^a   Shim, Insop ^a   Lee, Hyejung ^a   Hahm, Dae Hyun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Bupleurum falcatum; Depression; Stress; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BUPLEURUM FALCATUM EXTRACT; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BUPLEURUM; BUPLEURUM FALCATUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALIA; BUPLEURUM FALCATUM; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84930472890     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1110.10077     Document Type: Article

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