α-Methyl-para-tyrosine antagonizes the effect of chronic imipramine on learned helplessness in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 249, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 179-183

  De Montis, Maria Graziella ^a   Gambarana, Carla ^a   Meloni, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Imipramine; Learned helplessness; Methyl para tyrosine

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; DIHYDROALPRENOLOL; IMIPRAMINE; ISOPRENALINE; METIROSINE; PROPRANOLOL; RADIOLIGAND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALPHA-METHYLTYROSINE; ANIMAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIHYDROALPRENOLOL; DOWN-REGULATION; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; IMIPRAMINE; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MEMBRANES; METHYLTYROSINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0027331404     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(93)90430-P     Document Type: Article

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