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The sensory contact model allows forming different psycho-pathological states (anxious depression, catalepsy, social withdrawal, pathological aggression, cognition disturbances, anhedonia, addictive states etc.) produced by repeated agonistic interactions in male mice and investigating the therapeutic and preventive properties of any drug as well as its efficiency under simulated clinical conditions. This approach can be useful for a better understanding of the drugs’ action in different stages of disease development in individuals. It is suggested that this behavioral approach and pharmacological designs may be applied for the screening of novel psychotropic drugs.
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Kudryavtseva, N., Avgustinovich, D., Bondar, N. et al. Application of the Sensory Contact Model for Pharmacological Studies under Simulated Clinical Conditions. Nat Prec (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2007.1439.1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2007.1439.1