Anxiolytic and antidepressant-like effects of essential oil from the fruits of Piper nigrum Linn. (Black pepper) in mice: involvement of serotonergic but not GABAergic transmission system

In this study, the anxiolytic activity of Piper nigrum essential oil (PNEO) was evaluated in the elevated plus maze (EPM) and the antidepressant-like effect was evaluated through tail suspension test (TST) in mice. Flumazenil, a competitive inhibitor of GABAA receptor in the benzodiazepine site and...

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Main Authors: Sourav Ghosh, Arvind Kumar, Neetu Sachan, Phool Chandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021009877