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Is the forced swimming test a suitable model for revealing antidepressant activity?
Psychopharmacology · 1988 · Vol. 94(2) · pp. 147–60
Franco Borsini✉(Menarini Group (Italy))Alberto Meli(Menarini Group (Italy))
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchTreatment of Major DepressionBehavioural despair testAntidepressantTest (biology)PsychologyLocomotor activityPharmacologyMedicineNeuroscienceBiologyEcology
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AnimalsAntidepressive AgentsDepressionDisease Models, AnimalPhysical ExertionSpecies SpecificitySwimmingMiceRats
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