Chronic administration of the cholesterol reducing drug gemfibrozil fails to alter 5-HT(1A) and 5-HT(2A) mediated receptor behaviours in rats

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 280-283

  McCreary, Andrew C ^a   Handley, Sheila L ^b  

^a Research Laboratories of Solvay Pharmaceuticals   (Netherlands)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT(1A); 5 HT(2A); Choesterol; Cholesterol reduction; Gemfibrozil; Serotonin; Suic ide

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; CHOLESTEROL; GEMFIBROZIL; GUM ARABIC; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033729070     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988110001400311     Document Type: Article

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