Biphasic effects of α-asarone on immobility in the tail suspension test: Evidence for the involvement of the noradrenergic and serotonergic systems in its antidepressant-like activity

• Main Authors: Chellian eRanjith kumar (Author), Vijayapandi ePandy (Author), Zahurin eMohamed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Alpha (α)-asarone is one of the main psychoactive compounds, present in Acorus species. Evidence suggests that the α-asarone possess an antidepressant-like activity in mice. However, the exact dose-dependent effect of α-asarone and mechanism(s) involved in the antidepressant-like activity are not cl...