An Updated Bio‐Behavioral Profile of the Flinders Sensitive Line Rat: Reviewing the Findings of the Past Decade

SF Steyn - Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The Flinders sensitive line (FSL) rat is an accepted rodent model for depression that
presents with strong face, construct, and predictive validity, thereby making it suitable to …

Passively administered fluoxetine reaches the juvenile brain of FSL rats and reduces antioxidant defences, without altering serotonin turnover

SF Steyn, M Rheeders, FP Viljoen, L Brand - BMC Pharmacology and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Fluoxetine is present in breast milk, yet it is unclear to what extent it, or its active
metabolite, norfluoxetine, reaches the brain of the infant and what the effects of such …

Exploring the intersection of metabolic and neuropsychiatric health

R Grassi-Oliveira - Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 2024 - cambridge.org
This special issue of Acta Neuropsychiatrica focuses on Metabolic Neuropsychiatry, an
emerging discipline investigating the intersection of metabolic and brain sciences. This field …