Antidepressant-like effect of the neurosteroid 3α-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one in mice forced swim test

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 137-143

  Khisti, Rahul T ^a   Chopde, Chandrabhan T ^a   Jain, Shirish P ^a  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

3 , 5 THP; 4' Chlorodiazepam; Allopregnanolone; Antidepressant; FGIN 1 27; Fluoxetine; GABA(A) receptor; Metyrapone; Neurosteroid

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4' CHLORODIAZEPAM; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BICUCULLINE; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; METYRAPONE; MUSCIMOL; N,N DI N HEXYL 2 (4 FLUOROPHENYL)INDOL 3 ACETAMIDE; NEUROSTEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINONES; BICUCULLINE; FLUOXETINE; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MALE; MICE; PREGNANOLONE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033672097     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(00)00300-2     Document Type: Article

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