Anti-anhedonic activity of long-term lithium treatment in rats exposed to repeated unavoidable stress

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1611-1621

  Marchese, Giovanna ^a   Scheggi, Simona ^a   Secci, Maria Elena ^a   De Montis, Maria Graziella ^a   Gambarana, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Key words Dopamine; microdialysis; palatable food; self administration; Y maze

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; LITHIUM; SUCROSE; SUGAR;

ANHEDONIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FOOD; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; VANILLA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOPAMINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 84880554268     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145712001654     Document Type: Article

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