Influence of S-adenosyl-L-methionine on chronic mild stress-induced anhedonia in castrated rats

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 645-654

  Benelli, A ^a   Filaferro, M ^a   Bertolini, A ^a   Genedani, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Chronic mild stress induced anhedonia; Depression; S adenosyl L methionine

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANHEDONIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PLACE PREFERENCE; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; STRESS; SUGAR INTAKE;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CASTRATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; RATS; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; STRESS; SUCROSE;

EID: 0032998873     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702589     Document Type: Article

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