Lotfolah Khajeh pour

[ 1 ] - Dual effect of dexamethasone administration on anxiety and depression in adult male rats

Introduction: Dexamethasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid with possible effects on anxiety and depression because it has direct effects on the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) and interacts with several neurotransmitter systems such as GABA and glutamate. Methods: Levels of anxiety and depression in rats were measured 40 minutes and 24 hours, respectively, after subcutaneous injection o...