Animal models of depression: Utility for transgenic research

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-58

  Porsolt, Roger D ^a  

^a Phoenix International Pharmacology   (France)

Author keywords

Animal models; Behavioral despair; Chronic mild stress; Depression; Learned helplessness; Tail suspension

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULBECTOMY; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRESS; SUSPENSION; TAIL; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

EID: 0033988574     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVNEURO.2000.11.1.53     Document Type: Conference Paper

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