Anxiolytic and antidepressant effect of zinc on rats and its impact on general behavioural parameters

Background/Aim. Zinc is an essential element which has considerable interaction with gamma-aminobutyric acid A type receptors (GABAA) and glutamate receptors in the central nervous system (CNS). It is believed that zinc acts as a potent inhibitor of glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor...

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Main Authors: Samardžić Janko, Savić Kristina, Stefanović Nemanja, Matunović Radomir, Baltezarević Dragana, Obradović Miljana, Jančić Jasna, Oprić Dejan, Obradović Dragan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia 2013-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2013/0042-84501200036S.pdf