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Psychobiological Assessment of Smoke of Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) in Male Rats

Year 2011, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 45 - 53, 01.07.2011

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Burning of agarwood as incense has been part of oriental religious and cultural ceremonies through the millennia. To evaluate effects of agarwood smoke, ten adult male rats were divided into two equal groups. Male rats were either exposed to compressed air or compressed agarwood smoke for 1 hour, once a day, for four days per week throughout 28 days. Standard behavioral rat models for the evaluation of anxiety, depression, memory and stress and steroid hormone profile were examined. Smoke of agarwood significantly depressed swim time in forced swimming test. No differences were found between two groups for object recognition in object recognition test, spatial memory in Morris water maze, anxiety in elevated plus-maze, or stress in the tail pinch stressor paradigm. Correspondingly, plasma level of cortisol did not differ due to exposure. However, plasma testosterone level was significantly decreased following exposure to agarwood smoke. This result suggests that agarwood smoke may function as an endocrine disruptor

Year 2011, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 45 - 53, 01.07.2011

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Other ID JA65PU86ZZ
Journal Section Research Article
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Sayyed Shahram Mıraghaee This is me

Isaac Karımı This is me

Lora A. Becker This is me

Publication Date July 1, 2011
Published in Issue Year 2011 Volume: 5 Issue: 2

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APA Mıraghaee, S. S., Karımı, I., & Becker, L. A. (2011). Psychobiological Assessment of Smoke of Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) in Male Rats. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences, 5(2), 45-53.
AMA Mıraghaee SS, Karımı I, Becker LA. Psychobiological Assessment of Smoke of Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) in Male Rats. J.appl.biol.sci. July 2011;5(2):45-53.
Chicago Mıraghaee, Sayyed Shahram, Isaac Karımı, and Lora A. Becker. “Psychobiological Assessment of Smoke of Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) in Male Rats”. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences 5, no. 2 (July 2011): 45-53.
EndNote Mıraghaee SS, Karımı I, Becker LA (July 1, 2011) Psychobiological Assessment of Smoke of Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) in Male Rats. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences 5 2 45–53.
IEEE S. S. Mıraghaee, I. Karımı, and L. A. Becker, “Psychobiological Assessment of Smoke of Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) in Male Rats”, J.appl.biol.sci., vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 45–53, 2011.
ISNAD Mıraghaee, Sayyed Shahram et al. “Psychobiological Assessment of Smoke of Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) in Male Rats”. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences 5/2 (July 2011), 45-53.
JAMA Mıraghaee SS, Karımı I, Becker LA. Psychobiological Assessment of Smoke of Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) in Male Rats. J.appl.biol.sci. 2011;5:45–53.
MLA Mıraghaee, Sayyed Shahram et al. “Psychobiological Assessment of Smoke of Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) in Male Rats”. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences, vol. 5, no. 2, 2011, pp. 45-53.
Vancouver Mıraghaee SS, Karımı I, Becker LA. Psychobiological Assessment of Smoke of Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) in Male Rats. J.appl.biol.sci. 2011;5(2):45-53.