Phosphatidylserine: An antidepressive or a cognitive enhancer?

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 731-738

  Castilho, João C ^a   Perry, Juliana C ^a   Andreatini, Roberto ^a   Vital, Maria A B F ^a  

^a Lab de Fisiol e Farmacol Do SNC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

1 methyl 4 phenyl 1,2,3,6 tetrahydropyridine; BC PS; Depression; Forced swimming test; Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; HRSD; IMI; imipramine; immobility timex; IT; major depressive disorders; MDD; Memory; MPTP; Phosphatidylserine; Water maze

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPACE PERCEPTION; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 3342954793     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2004.05.013     Document Type: Article

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