Chronic melatonin administration mitigates behavioral dysfunction induced by γ-irradiation

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 621-627

  Haridas, Seenu ^a   Kumar, Mayank ^a   Manda, Kailash ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Behavior; Depression; Melatonin; Radiation

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG MECHANISM; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GAMMA RAYS; GROOMING; MALE; MELATONIN; MENTAL DISORDERS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 84868208006     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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