Concomitant use of tramadol and venlafaxine - evaluation of antidepressant-like activity and other behavioral effects in rats.
Journal Title: Pharmacological Reports - Year 2012, Vol 64, Issue 6
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate antidepressant-like effect (Porsolt test), locomotor activity and motor coordination of joint administration of tramadol (TRM) and venlafaxine (VEN) in rats.
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Danuta Szkutnik-Fiedler, Krzysztof Kus, Monika Balcerkiewicz, Edmund Grześkowiak, Elżbieta Nowakowska, Kinga Burda, Piotr Ratajczak, Czesław Sadowski
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