Table 4

Reduction of immobility time in the FST with imipramine, 8 mg/kg, or fluoxetine, 16 mg/kg, in interaction with serotonin receptor agonists/antagonists in mice after acute administration (n = 10/group)

TreatmentMean immobility time (and SEM), s [and % of change from drug alone]Mean (and SEM) immobility time of distilled-water controls, s
Imipramine + pindolol185 (11) [25]227 (3)
Imipramine + 8-OH-DPAT179 (20) [18]*223 (5)
Fluoxetine + pindolol121 (14) [43]229 (3)
Fluoxetine + 8-OH-DPAT219 (6) [5]234 (2)
  • * p ≤ 0.05 versus respective drug alone.

  • p ≤ 0.01 versus respective drug alone.