BIMT 17: A putative antidepressant with a fast onset of action?

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 378-386

  Borsini, F ^a   Cesana, R ^a   Kelly, J ^b   Leonard, B E ^b   McNamara, M ^b   Richards, J ^c   Seiden, L ^c  

^a Boehringer Ingelheim Italia SpA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models of depression; BIMT 17; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLIBANSERIN; IMIPRAMINE; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2A ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; HELPLESSNESS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BENZIMIDAZOLES; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OLFACTORY BULB; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 0031452479     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050474     Document Type: Article

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