Effect of triiodothyronine on antidepressant screening tests in mice and on presynaptic 5-HT 1A receptors: Mediation by thyroid hormone α receptors

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 337, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 494-502

  Lifschytz, T ^a   Zozulinsky, P ^a   Eitan, R ^a   Landshut, G ^a   Ohayon, S ^a   Lerer, B ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; DRONEDARONE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FORCED SWIM TEST; GENDER; HEALTH DISPARITY; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; LATENT PERIOD; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOVELTY SUPPRESSED FEEDING TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TAIL SUSPENSION TEST; TREATMENT DURATION;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; AMIODARONE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWIMMING; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTORS ALPHA; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 79955015318     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.111.179564     Document Type: Article

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