Intrathecal application of cyproheptadine impairs locomotion in intact rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 381, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 16-20

  Majczyński, Henryk ^a   Cabaj, Anna ^b   Górska, Teresa ^a  

^a NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCYBERNETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Poland)

Author keywords

5 HT2 antagonist cyproheptadine; Hindlimb movements; Intact rat; Intrathecal administration; Overground locomotion

Indexed keywords

CYPROHEPTADINE; SEROTONIN 2 AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2A AGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINE; NONHUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; CYPROHEPTADINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 18844390446     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.01.075     Document Type: Article

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