Behavioral and metabolic effects of the atypical antipsychotic ziprasidone on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

Atypical antipsychotics are associated with metabolic syndrome, primarily associated with weight gain. The effects of Ziprasidone, an atypical antipsychotic, on metabolic syndrome has yet to be evaluated. Here in, we evaluated lipid accumulation and behavioral changes in a new experimental model, th...

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Main Authors: Priscila Gubert, Gabriel Costa Aguiar, Tácito Mourão, Jessika Cristina Bridi, Alexandre Guimarães Barros, Félix Alexandre Soares, Marco Aurélio Romano-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3777939?pdf=render