Modulation of Anxiety-Like Behavior in Sildenafil Citrate-Treated Mice Placed in an Elevated Plus-Maze

Introduction: Sildenafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitor, may have various effects on the central nervous system via the nitric oxide (NO)-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway. Preclinical studies have shown the controversial effect of sildenafil on anxiety-like behavior in animals....

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Main Authors: Minoo Mahmoodi, Nasrin Hashemi-Firouzi, Siamak Shahidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2011-08-01
Series:Basic and Clinical Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://bcn.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-76&slc_lang=en&sid=1