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Irina Majumder

1 paper in the library · 16 citations · publishing 2011

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Antidepressant-like effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in an animal model of depression

Behavioural Pharmacology October 6, 2011 Irina Majumder, Jason M. White, Rodney James Irvine 16 citations

Increased synaptic serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) levels may underlie antidepressant-like effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) that may be more prominent in subjects with mood disturbance. The Flinders Sensitive Line (FSL) strain is an important animal model of depression. These rats are more immobile in the forced swimming test (FST), and their immobility is reversed by known...