The effect of acute Lithium and AMI-193, a new 5HT2 antagonist, on Apomorphine-induced pecking in pigeon

Intramascular (IM) administration of apomorphine (a mixed D1/D2 dopamine receptors agonist 0.2-1.6 mg/kg) induced pecking, a stereotype behavior in pigeons in a dose- dependent manner. In this study the effect of lithium (Li+, 240 mg/kg, IM) and AMI-193 (a new 5-HT2 antagonist, 0.003 mg/pigeon) on a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bagheri T, Ejtemaei Mehr Sh, Shamshirgaran Sh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2002-06-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2592