Differential gender-related vulnerability to depression induction and converging antidepressant responses in rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 316, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 926-932

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

^a Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOMYCIN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; IMIPRAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DRUG RESPONSE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENDER; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; MEMORY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 31344433676     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.105.093948     Document Type: Article

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