Effect of serotonin depletion in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus on the behavioral responses in the rat

Male Wistar rats were subjected to right-unilateral 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT) lesion (8μg/3μl and 16μg/3μl) of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) or were sham-operated, and their ability to acquire the operant task was studied by means of Y-maze and radial 8 arm-maze tasks...

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Main Authors: Lucian Hritcu, Alin Ciobica, Sorin Stratulat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași 2008-12-01
Series:Analele Ştiinţifice Ale Universităţii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași,Sectiunea II A : Genetica si Biologie Moleculara
Online Access:http://www.gbm.bio.uaic.ro/index.php/gbm/article/view/722