Long photoperiod regimen may produce antidepressant actions in the male rat

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 105-116

  Molina Hernandez, Miguel ^a,b   Tellez Alcantara, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Clomipramine; Desipramine; DRL 72s; Forced swimming test; Light photo therapy; Tricyclic antidepressants

Indexed keywords

CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CLOMIPRAMINE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DEPRESSION; DESIPRAMINE; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SWIMMING;

EID: 0033957350     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(99)00084-6     Document Type: Article

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