Role of central serotonergic neurons in the effect of sertraline in rats in the forced swimming test

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 217-222

  Cervo, Luigi ^a   Grignaschi, Giuliano ^a   Rossi, Claudia ^a   Samanin, Rosario ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

(Rat); 5 HT (5 hydroxytryptamine, serotonin); Antidepressant activity; Dopamine; Noradrenaline; Sertraline

Indexed keywords

5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; METERGOLINE; OXIDOPAMINE; SERTRALINE; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SWIMMING;

1-NAPHTHYLAMINE; 5,7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXERTION; HYDROXYDOPAMINES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; OXIDOPAMINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SERTRALINE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SWIMMING;

EID: 0025907594     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(91)90433-Q     Document Type: Article

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