Differential effects of clonidine, lithium and quinine in the forced swimming test in mice for antidepressants: Possible roles of serotoninergic systems

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-236

  Bourin, Michel ^a   Hascoet, Martine ^a   Colombel, Marie Claude ^a   Redrobe, J Paul ^a   Baker, Glen B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Clinidine; Differential effect; FST; Lithium; Quinine

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; DOSULEPIN; FLUOXETINE; GEPIRONE; IMIPRAMINE; IPRINDOLE; LITHIUM; MIANSERIN; ONDANSETRON; QUININE; RITANSERIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 0030220631     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-977X(96)00025-9     Document Type: Article

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