Group housing of mice increases immobility and antidepressant sensitivity in the forced swim and tail suspension tests

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 415, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 197-201

  Karolewicz, Beata ^a,b   Paul, Ian A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

(Mouse); Desipramine; Forced swim test; Group housing; Single housing; Tail suspension test

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DESIPRAMINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HOUSING; IMMOBILIZATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DESIPRAMINE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MICE; STRESS;

EID: 0035896214     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)00830-5     Document Type: Article

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