Clonidine potentiates the effects of 5-HT(1A), 5-HT(1B) and 5-HT(2A/2C) antagonists and 8-OH-DPAT in the mouse forced swimming test

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-173

  Redrobe, John P ^a   Bourin, Michel ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (France)

Author keywords

5 HT(1A) receptor; 5 HT(1B) receptor; 5 HT2 receptor; Clonidine; Forced swimming test

Indexed keywords

1 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 4 (4 PHTHALIMIDOBUTYL)PIPERAZINE; 2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 5 METHOXY 3 (1,2,3,6 TETRAHYDRO 4 PYRIDYL) 1H INDOLE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CLONIDINE; KETANSERIN; PINDOLOL; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RITANSERIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CLONIDINE; MALE; MICE; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0032145451     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(97)00073-4     Document Type: Article

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