Effect of central 5-hydroxytryptamine depletion on performance in the 'time-left' procedure: Further evidence for a role of the 5- hydroxytryptaminergic pathways in behavioural 'switching'

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-186

  Al Ruwaitea, A S A ^a   Al Zahrani, S S A ^a   Ho, M Y ^a   Bradshaw, C M ^a   Szabadi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5,7 Dihydroxytryptamine; 5 Hydroxytryptamine; Behavioural switching; Operant behaviour; Timing

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; 5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MEDIAN RAPHE NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE;

5,7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEMALE; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; NOREPINEPHRINE; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030807781     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050440     Document Type: Article

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