Neuropharmacological effects of low and high doses of repeated oral dexfenfluramine in rats: A comparison with fluoxetine

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 851-856

  Caccia, Silvio ^a   Confalonieri, S ^a   Bergami, A ^a   Fracasso, C ^a   Anelli, M ^a   Garattini, S ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dexfenfluramine; Drug brain concentrations; fluoxetine; Indole and catecholamine contents; Repeated dosing

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; DEXFENFLURAMINE; FLUOXETINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEATH; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CATECHOLAMINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FENFLURAMINE; FLUOXETINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INDOLES; MALE; NORFENFLURAMINE; RATS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; STEREOISOMERISM; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030873749     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00322-X     Document Type: Article

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