Mitragyna speciosa leaf extract exhibits antipsychotic-like effect with the potential to alleviate positive and negative symptoms of psychosis in mice

In this study, we investigated the antipsychotic-like effect of methanolic extract of Mitragyna speciosa leaf (MMS) using in vivo and ex vivo studies. In vivo studies comprised of apomorphine-induced climbing behaviour, haloperidol-induced catalepsy, and ketamine-induced social withdrawal tests in m...

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Main Authors: Kamini Vijeepallam, Vijayapandi Pandy, Thubasni Kunasegaran, Dharmani Devi Murugan, Murali Naidu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2016.00464/full