Ethopharmacology of imipramine in the forced-swimming test: Gender differences

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 279-286

  Barros, Helena M T ^a   Ferigolo, Maristela ^a  

^a Federal Faculty Foundation of Medical Sciences of Porto Alegre   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Climbing; Ethology; Female; Forced swimming; Head shakes; Imipramine; Immobility; Male; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IMIPRAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CLIMBING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; ESTRUS CYCLE; ETHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING;

EID: 0032408290     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(98)00029-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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