Melatonin exerts an antidepressant-like effect in the tail suspension test in mice: evidence for involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway.

Mantovani, Michela

Melatonin exerts an antidepressant-like effect in the tail suspension test in mice: evidence for involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway. [electronic resource] - Neuroscience letters May 2003 - 1-4 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0304-3940

10.1016/s0304-3940(03)00306-9 doi


Animals
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation--administration & dosage
Arginine--metabolism
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Hindlimb Suspension--physiology
Male
Melatonin--administration & dosage
Mice
Motor Activity--drug effects
Nitric Oxide--metabolism
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate--metabolism
Reference Values