Self-inhibiting action of nortriptyline's anti-immobility effect at high plasma and brain levels in mice

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 553-556

  de Oliveira, Irismar Reis ^a,b   Diquet, Bertrand ^c   Van der Meersch, Véronique ^c   Dardennes, Roland ^a   Gonidec, Jean ^d   do Prado Lima, Pedro Antônio ^a,e  

^a GHU Paris Psychiatrie et Neurosciences   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Laboratoires Delagrange ^*  (France)

^e UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain levels; Mice; Nortriptyline; Plasma levels; Tail suspension test

Indexed keywords

NORTRIPTYLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMAL; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMAN; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTRIPTYLINE;

EID: 0025077787     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02247141     Document Type: Article

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