Antidepressant-like effect of lead in adult mice

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1555-1560

  Mantovani, M ^a   Matteussi, A S ^a   Rodrigues, A L S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Depression; Forced swimming test; Lead acetate; Open field

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DIZOCILPINE; LEAD ACETATE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG MECHANISM; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033380031     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1999001200017     Document Type: Article

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