Chronic psychosocial stress and antidepressant treatment in tree shrews: Time-dependent behavioral and endocrine effects

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 937-947

  Kramer, M ^a   Hiemke, C ^b   Fuchs, E ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullary system; Avoidance behavior; Clomipramine; Consumatory behavior; HPA axis; Marking behavior; Self grooming; Social defeat; Tupaia belangeri; Urinary cortisol; Urinary norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GROOMING; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSECTIVORE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRINKING; EATING; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GROOMING; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS; TUPAIIDAE;

EID: 0032716052     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(99)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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