Effects of imipramine on raphe nuclei and prefrontal cortex extracellular serotonin levels in the rat

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 401-405

  Maione, S ^a   Palazzo, E ^a   Pallotta, M ^a   Leyva, J ^a   Berrino, L ^a   Rossi, F ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Imipramine; Microdialysis; Prefrontal cortex; Raphe nuclei; Rat; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

IMIPRAMINE; PINDOLOL; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; PINDOLOL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0031468432     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050477     Document Type: Article

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