Escitalopram improves memory deficits induced by maternal separation in the rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 695, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 71-75

  Couto, Frederico Simões Do ^a,b   Batalha, Vânia L ^a   Valadas, Jorge S ^a   Data Franca, João ^b   Ribeiro, Joaquim A ^a   Lopes, Luísa V ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Forced swimming test; Hippocampus; Morris water maze; Stress

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM; PLACEBO;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CITALOPRAM; COGNITION; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84867579363     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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