Open space swimming test to index antidepressant activity

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-40

  Sun, Miao Kun ^a   Alkon, Daniel L ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaproclate; Antidepressants; Depression model; Imipramine; Iproniazid; Mianserin; Rat; Swimming test

Indexed keywords

ALAPROCLATE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; IPRONIAZID; MIANSERIN; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; IMMOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037870642     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(03)00068-2     Document Type: Article

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