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11-β hydroxysteroid type 1 knockout mice display an antidepressant-like phenotype in the forced swim test.
Acta neuropsychiatrica - 1 Feb 2016
Slattery David A, Uzunov Doncho P, Cryan John F
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OBJECTIVE: 11β-dehydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD) types 1 and 2, enzymes are involved in the activation and inactivation of glucocorticoids in vivo, respectively. Indirect evidence implicates two enzymes in the aetiology of depression but no study has directly assessed the potential role of 11 β-HSD1 in animal tests. METHODS: We assessed 11 β-HSD1 knockout mice in the forced swim test (FST), tail suspension...
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