research Anxiety-, and Depression-like Behaviour Following Short-Term Finasteride Administration is Associated with Impaired Synaptic Plasticity and Cognitive Behaviour in Male Rats
This study observed that short-term administration of finasteride in male Wistar rats induced anxiety-like and depression-like behaviors, impaired spatial learning and memory, and reduced synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus, with a trend of increased corticosterone levels noted.
