8-OH-DPAT in the median raphe, dorsal periaqueductal gray and corticomedial amygdala nucleus decreases, but in the medial septal area it can increase maternal aggressive behavior in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 392-400

  De Almeida, R M M ^a   Lucion, A B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

5 HT(1A) receptors; 8 OH DPAT; Anterior corticomedial amygdala; Dorsal periaqueductal gray; Maternal aggression; Medial septal area; Median raphe nucleus

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDIAN RAPHE NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; AGGRESSION; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031435096     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050476     Document Type: Article

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