Differential response to gepirone but not to chlordiazepoxide in malnourished rats subjected to learned helplessness

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-59

  Camargo, L M M ^a   Nascimento, A B ^a   Almeida, S S ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlordiazepoxide; Gepirone; Learned helplessness; Protein calorie malnutrition; Rats

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; GEPIRONE; PSICOSEDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FOOTSHOCK; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 41149130625     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006005000187     Document Type: Article

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