Deciphering the scopolamine challenge rat model by preclinical functional MRI

Abstract During preclinical drug testing, the systemic administration of scopolamine (SCO), a cholinergic antagonist, is widely used. However, it suffers important limitations, like non-specific behavioural effects partly due to its peripheral side-effects. Therefore, neuroimaging measures would enh...

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Main Authors: Gergely Somogyi, Dávid Hlatky, Tamás Spisák, Zsófia Spisák, Gabriella Nyitrai, András Czurkó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90273-9