A comparison of brief pulse and ultrabrief pulse electroconvulsive stimulation on rodent brain and behaviour

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 147-152

  O'Donovan, Sinead ^a   Kennedy, Mark ^a   Guinan, Blaithin ^a   O'Mara, Shane ^a   McLoughlin, Declan M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

BDNF; Depression; Electroconvulsive stimulation; Electroconvulsive therapy; Pulse width

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRIEF PULSE ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; CELL PROLIFERATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILITY TIME; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT; REFERENCE MEMORY; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPATIAL MEMORY; TIME; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRA BRIEF PULSE ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; WATER PLUS MAZE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857783243     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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