Carlos M. Contreras

The lowest effective dose of fluoxetine in the forced swim test significantly affects the firing rate of lateral septal nucleus neurones in the rat

Carlos M. Contreras, Juan Francisco Rodríguez‐Landa, Ana G. Gutiérrez‐García et al. · Journal of Psychopharmacology · 2001 · 97 citations

Myristic Acid Produces Anxiolytic-Like Effects in Wistar Rats in the Elevated Plus Maze

Carlos M. Contreras, Juan Francisco Rodríguez‐Landa, Rosa Isela García-Ríos et al. · BioMed Research International · 2014 · 80 citations · Full text

Psychotropic Medication, Neurotransmitter, Psychopharmacology +25

Progesterone Reduces Immobility in Rats Forced to Swim

Lucı́a Martı́nez-Mota, Carlos M. Contreras, Margarita Saavedra · Archives of Medical Research · 1999 · 70 citations

Infertility, Hormonal Contraceptive, Fertility +8

Lateral septal neuronal firing rate increases during proestrus-estrus in the rat

Carlos M. Contreras, Miguel Molina, Margarita Saavedra et al. · Physiology & Behavior · 2000 · 66 citations

Neurophysiology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Neuroanatomy +7

Desipramine restricts estral cycle oscillations in swimming

Carlos M. Contreras, Margarita Saavedra · Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry · 1998 · 66 citations

Neurophysiology, Estral Cycle Oscillations, Physiology +7