Depression as an evolutionary adaptation: Implications for the development of preclinical models

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 342-347

  Hendrie, C A ^a   Pickles, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MONOAMINE;

APPETITE; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LIBIDO; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPERM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DEPRESSION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 59249086197     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.09.053     Document Type: Article

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