Some behavioural and neurochemical effects of ipsapirone in two rodent models of depression

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 126-133

  McNamara, Mairead G ^a   Kelly, John P ^a   Leonard, Brian E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

'Open field' behaviour; 5 HT(1A) receptor; Antidepressant; Forced swim test; Ipsapirone; Olfactory bulbectomy

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IPSAPIRONE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FRONTAL CORTEX; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SWIMMING;

EID: 0029937557     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119601000207     Document Type: Article

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