Effect of Escitalopram on GABA level and anti-oxidant markers in prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens of chronic mild stress-exposed albino rats

International Journal of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-161

  Shalaby, Amany ^a   Kamal, Sahar ^b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidant effect; Chronic mild stress; Escitalopram; GABA levels; SOD

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATALASE; ESCITALOPRAM; SUCROSE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANHEDONIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RAT;

EID: 77953378406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19448171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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