Comparison of the effects of desmethylimipramine on behavior in the forced swim test in peripubertal and adult rats

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-84

  Pechnick, Robert N ^a,b   Bresee, Catherine J ^a   Manalo, Charlene M ^a   Poland, Russell E ^c  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Texas Health Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Animal models; Antidepressant; Depression; Development; Peripubertal; Rat; Tricyclic

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DESIPRAMINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; EVALUATION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PUBERTY; RAT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DESIPRAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38148998571     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e3282f3d07f     Document Type: Article

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