Agmatine attenuates chronic unpredictable mild stress induced behavioral alteration in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 720, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 115-120

  Taksande, Brijesh G ^a   Faldu, Dharmesh S ^a   Dixit, Madhura P ^a   Sakaria, Jay N ^a   Aglawe, Manish M ^a   Umekar, Milind J ^a   Kotagale, Nandkishor R ^a  

^a India   (India)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Anhedonia; CUMS; Depression; FST; Splash test

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; CORTICOSTERONE; FLUOXETINE;

ANHEDONIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CHRONIC STRESS; CHRONIC UNPREDICTABLE MILD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED SWIM TEST; IMMOBILITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; SPLASH TEST; SUCROSE PREFERENCE TEST; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGMATINE; ANHEDONIA; CUMS; DEPRESSION; FST; SPLASH TEST;

AGMATINE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOSTERONE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUCROSE; SWIMMING;

EID: 84890130029     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.10.041     Document Type: Article

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