Evidence for the involvement of the opioid system in the agmatine antidepressant-like effect in the forced swimming test

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 381, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-283

  Zomkowski, Andrea D E ^a   Santos, Adair R S ^a   Rodrigues, Ana L S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Depression; Forced swimming test; Opioid system

Indexed keywords

2 (3,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) N METHYL N [1 (ISOTHIOCYANATOPHENYL) 2 (PYRROLIDINYL)ETHYL]ACETAMIDE; AGMATINE; CLOCINNAMOX; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; FLUOXETINE; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; NALTRINDOLE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGMATINE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SWIMMING;

EID: 19344375685     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.02.026     Document Type: Article

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