Examining novel concepts of the pathophysiology of depression in the chronic psychosocial stress paradigm in tree shrews

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 315-325

  Fuchs, E ^a,b   Czeh B ^a   Flugge G ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Clomipramine; Gene expression; Hippocampus; HPA axis; Neurogenesis; Tree shrew

Indexed keywords

10 HYDROXYDESMETHYLCLOMIPRAMINE; 5 [[2 [1 [3,5 BIS(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL]ETHOXY] 3 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 4 MORPHOLINYL]METHYL] N,N DIMETHYL 1H 1,2,3 TRIAZOLE 4 METHANAMINE; 8 HYDROXYCLOMIPRAMINE; 8 HYDROXYNORCLOMIPRAMINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; DRUG METABOLITE; FLUOXETINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORCLOMIPRAMINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN CELL; BRAIN SIZE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTATE GYRUS; DEPRESSION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 4544275669     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-200409000-00003     Document Type: Review

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