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Indian J Exp Biol
; 2006 Nov; 44(11): 913-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-61816
ABSTRACT
Green tea (C. sinensis) extract (GTE) dose dependently produced reversal of despair in normal, reserpinised and diabetic mice, thereby demonstrating an antidepressant effect. Although the exact mechanism is yet to be explored, the possible inhibition of catechol-o-methyl transferase and monoamine oxidase enzymes may be responsible for antidepressant activity of GTE.