Near the term of pregnancy, rats have an attenuated core temperature response on exposure to a novel environment (e.g., a simulated open field) compared with that observed early in pregnancy or in nonpregnant rats. The present experiments were carried out on 26 nonpregnant and 26 pregnant rats to test the hypothesis that arginine vasopressin, functioning as an endogenous antipyretic substance i...

The present study evaluated the anti-depressant and antianxiety effect of standardized extract of Punica granatum (HEPG) in olfactory bulbectomy (OBX) induced depression and anxiety in rats. The surgery was performed in 30 male rats and was recovered by keeping in socialisolation condition for the period of 14 days followed by the treatment for next 14 days. Fluoxetine (10mg/kg, p.o), HEPG (10,...