Antagonism by Benzodiazepines of the effects of serotonin-, but not norepinephrine-, uptake blockers in the learned helplessness paradigm in rats

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 882-890

  Martin, Patrick ^a   Puech, Alain J ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Coadministration; Learned helplessness paradigm; Rats; Serotonin uptake blockers; Tricyclics

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DESIPRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUVOXAMINE; INDALPINE; LORAZEPAM; MAPROTILINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ELECTRIC SHOCK; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029900287     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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