title: Parthenium hysterophorus induced changes in neurotransmitter levels in mouse brain.
abstract: Parthenium hysterophorus (10 mg/0.1 ml/kg body weight) was administered daily to 20 adult male mice and levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine, noradrenaline and dopamine in total brain were quantified on days 31 and 61 after administration. All neurotransmitter levels were decreased significantly, with the effects more prominent in the later part of the experiment. The results suggest that Parthenium hysterophorus interferes in the functioning of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal axis by impairing the biogenic amine levels which may in turn affect the physiology of the peripheral endocrine glands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, J.M.D.P.L., Mahila College, Madhubani 847211, Bihar, India.
authors.forename: Sabita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Vinoy K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D010312:Parthenogenesis; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D000097762:Parthenium hysterophorus
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; C519376:Parthenium hysterophorus extract; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012701:Serotonin; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine