Antidepressant-like effects of omega-3 fatty acids in postpartum model of depression in rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 271, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-71

  Arbabi, Leila ^a   Baharuldin, Mohamad Taufik Hidayat ^a   Moklas, Mohamad Aris Mohamad ^a   Fakurazi, Sharida ^a   Muhammad, Sani Ismaila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Forced swimming test; Hormone simulated pregnancy; Omega 3 fatty acid; Postpartum depression; Pro inflammatory cytokine

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; FISH OIL; FLUOXETINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL-17 BETA-BENZOATE; MENHADEN OIL; PROGESTERONE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORCED SWIM TEST; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMOBILITY TIME; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RAT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; CYTOKINES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISH OILS; FLUOXETINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVARIECTOMY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SWIMMING;

EID: 84902449087     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.05.036     Document Type: Article

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