Investigation into the effects of the novel antipsychotic ziprasidone on weight gain and reproductive function in female rats

Weight gain and sexual dysfunction are serious side effects of certain antipsychotic drugs. Ziprasidone, a novel antipsychotic with a unique receptor binding profile, is reported to have a low propensity for such side effects. Previous results from this laboratory have demonstrated substantial weigh...

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Published in:	Behavioural brain research Vol. 160; no. 2; pp. 338 - 343
Main Authors:	Fell, M.J., Gibson, R., McDermott, E., Sisodia, G., Marshall, K.M., Neill, J.C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Shannon Elsevier B.V 28-05-2005 Elsevier Science
Subjects:	Analysis of Variance Animals Antipsychotic Agents - pharmacology Behavior, Animal - drug effects Biological and medical sciences Body Weight - drug effects Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Drinking - drug effects Female Ingestive behaviour Medical sciences Neuropharmacology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Piperazines - pharmacology Prolactin Psycholeptics: tranquillizer, neuroleptic Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopharmacology Rat Rats Reproductive function Thiazoles - pharmacology Time Factors Weight gain Ziprasidone Reproductive function Ingestive behaviour Rat Ziprasidone Prolactin Weight gain Neuroleptic Psychotropic Rodentia Vertebrata Chemotherapy Reproduction Mammalia Treatment Adenohypophyseal hormone Animal Antipsychotic Female Estrous cycle
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