Research Article

Antidepressant-Like Effects of Fractions Prepared from Danzhi-Xiaoyao-San Decoction in Rats with Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress: Effects on Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, Arginine Vasopressin, and Neurotransmitters

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Schedule of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) procedure. The CUMS protocol consisted of the sequential application of a variety of unpredictable mild stressors. These stressors were randomly scheduled over a one-week period from day 1 to day 7 and repeated for 4 weeks during the entire experiment.