Effect of the alpha-2 adrenoceptor antagonist mirtazapine on the 5-hydroxytryptamine system in the rat brain

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 277, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 861-871

  Haddjeri, Nasser ^a   Blier, Pierre ^a   De Montigny, Claude ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; 8 [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] 8 AZASPIRO[4.5]DECANE 7,9 DIONE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CLONIDINE; DESIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; LYSERGIDE; METERGOLINE; MIRTAZAPINE; OXIDOPAMINE; PINDOLOL; SEROTONIN 1A ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SELECTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MIANSERIN; NOREPINEPHRINE; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SEROTONIN; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0030431697     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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