Antidepressant-like effects of p-synephrine in mouse models of immobility tests

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 214, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 107-110

  Song, Dong Keun ^a   Suh, Hong Won ^a   Jung, Jun Sub ^b   Wie, Myung Bok ^b   Son, Kun Ho ^c   Kim, Yung Hi ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Samchundang Pharm Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Andong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Forced swimming test; Mouse; p Synephrine; Tail suspension test; 1 adrenoceptors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXEDRINE; PRAZOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; IMMOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030599015     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12895-0     Document Type: Article

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