Chronic antidepressants reverse cerebrocortical allopregnanolone decline in the olfactory-bulbectomized rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 486, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-34

  Uzunova, Veska ^a   Wrynn, Aileen S ^a   Kinnunen, Anu ^a   Ceci, Melanie ^a   Kohler, Christian ^a   Uzunov, Doncho P ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Antidepressant; Olfactory bulbectomized rat

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; DESIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 1642564005     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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