Noradrenergic neurotransmission within the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis modulates the retention of immobility in the rat forced swimming test

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 214-221

  Nagai, Michelly M ^a   Gomes, Felipe V ^a   Crestani, Carlos C ^b   Resstel, Leonardo B M ^a   Joca, Sâmia R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

adrenoceptors; bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; forced swimming test; noradrenaline; rat; stress

Indexed keywords

2 (2 METHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 2 [[2 (2,6 DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)ETHYL]AMINOMETHYL] 1,4 BENZODIOXAN; 3 ISOPROPYLAMINO 1 (7 METHYL 4 INDANYLOXY) 2 BUTANOL; 5 [2 [[2 HYDROXY 3 [4 (1 METHYL 4 TRIFLUOROMETHYL 2 IMIDAZOLYL)PHENOXY]PROPYL]AMINO]ETHOXY]SALICYLAMIDE; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BED NUCLEUS OF THE STRIA TERMINALIS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; OPEN FIELD TEST; RAT; STRIA TERMINALIS;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; IMMOBILITY RESPONSE, TONIC; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEPTAL NUCLEI; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876996238     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: 14735849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e3283618ae4     Document Type: Article

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