Influence of ACTH on the effects of imipramine, desipramine and lithium on duration of immobility of rats in the forced swim test

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 63-69

  Kitamura, Yoshihisa ^a   Araki, Hiroaki ^a   Gomita, Yutaka ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 HT2A receptor; ACTH; Forced swim test; Imipramine; Lithium; Treatment resistant depression

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DESIPRAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; LITHIUM; TETRACOSACTIDE ZINC PHOSPHATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; COSYNTROPIN; DEPRESSION; DESIPRAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMIPRAMINE; IMMOBILIZATION; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SWIMMING;

EID: 0037006040     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(01)00625-6     Document Type: Article

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