Zinc exhibits an antidepressant-like effect in the forced swimming test in mice

Polish Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 403-406

  Kroczka, B ^a   Zieba, A ^a   Dudek, D ^a   Pilc, A ^a   Nowak, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Forced swimming test; NMDA receptor; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DRUG VEHICLE; IMIPRAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ZINC SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IMIPRAMINE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SWIMMING; ZINC;

EID: 0033665173     PISSN: 12306002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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