Attenuating effects of testosterone on depressive-like behavior in the forced swim test in healthy male rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 182-186

  Buddenberg, T E ^a   Komorowski, M ^a   Ruocco, L A ^b   Silva, M A de Souza ^a   Topic, B ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Emotionality; Motor activity; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEPRESSION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWIMMING; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 64049110470     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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