The Effect of Finasteride on Anxiety in Rats

January 2016 in “ Medicinski Podmladak ”

Dejan Vasović, Dušan Mladenović

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Studysummary This study found that finasteride led to increased anxiety-like behavior related to bright spaces in rats, but did not significantly affect open space anxiety-like behavior.

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