Electroconvulsive shocks decrease α2-adrenoceptor binding in the Flinders rat model of depression

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 404-412

  Lillethorup, Thea P ^a,b   Iversen, Peter ^a   Fontain, Jesper ^a,b   Wegener, Gregers ^b,c   Doudet, Doris J ^a,b,d   Landau, Anne M ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Electroconvulsive therapy; Flinders resistant line rats; Flinders sensitive line rats; 2 Adrenoceptors

Indexed keywords

2 (2 METHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; 2-METHOXYIDAZOXAN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IDAZOXAN; PROTEIN BINDING; TRITIUM;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEMALE; FLINDERS RESISTANT LINE; FLINDERS SENSITIVE LINE; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RECEPTOR BINDING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; THERAPY EFFECT; YOUNG ADULT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; IDAZOXAN; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; TRITIUM;

EID: 84925939467     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: 18737862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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