Effects of antidepressant drugs on rats bred for low activity in the swim test

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-79

  West, Charles H K ^a   Weiss, Jay M ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Georgia Mental Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Antidepressant; Atypical depression; Depression; Drug; Open field; Rat model; Swim test

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CAFFEINE; DESIPRAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; PHENELZINE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATECHOLAMINES; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031721761     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(98)00076-8     Document Type: Article

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