Effects of milnacipran on cognitive flexibility following chronic stress in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 703, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 62-66

  Naegeli, Kale J ^a   O'Connor, Joann A ^b   Banerjee, Pradeep ^b   Morilak, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Depression; Milnacipran; Prefrontal cortex; SNRI; Stress

Indexed keywords

DESIPRAMINE; MILNACIPRAN;

ACUTE STRESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL SET SHIFTING TEST; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FIBROMYALGIA; FOOTSHOCK; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CYCLOPROPANES; DESIPRAMINE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84874943263     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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