Antidepressant-like actions of intra-accumbens infusions of allopregnanolone in ovariectomized Wistar rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 401-409

  Molina Hernandez M ^a   Tellez Alcantara N P ^a   Perez Garcia J ^a   Olivera Lopez, J I ^b   Teresa Jaramillo, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Antidepressant like; Forced swimming; Nucleus accumbens

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; FLUOXETINE; MUSCIMOL; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SWIMMING;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 14544278831     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.11.017     Document Type: Article

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