A possible common mechanism of action of antidepressant treatments - Reduction in the sensitivity of the noradrenergic cyclic AMP generating system in the rat limbic forebrain

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 293, Issue 2, 1976, Pages 109-114

  Vetulani, Jerzy ^a   Stawarz, Robert J ^a   Dingell, James V ^a   Sulser, Fridolin ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro convulsive treatment; Limbic cyclic AMP generating system; Norepinephrine responses; Tricyclic antidepressants

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; DESIPRAMINE; IPRINDOLE; NORADRENALIN; OXIDOPAMINE; RADIOISOTOPE; RESERPINE;

CYCLIC AMP H 3; ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FOREBRAIN; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; RAT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMAL; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CYCLIC AMP; DESIPRAMINE; ELECTROSHOCK; IPRINDOLE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0017126831     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: 14321912     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00499215     Document Type: Article

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