The effect of 5-HT2a/2c receptor agonist microinjected into central amygdaloid nucleus and median preoptic area on maternal aggressive behavior in rats

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-134

  De Almeida, Rosa Maria Martins ^a,b   Giovenardi, Marcia ^a   Da Silva, Simone Perroni ^a   De Oliveira, Verônica Paz ^a   Stein, Dirson João ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavior, animal; Maternal behavior; Rats, Wistar; Serotonin agonist; Violence

Indexed keywords

ALPHA METHYL 5 HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE MALEATE; SEROTONIN 2A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2C AGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; THREAT;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MICROINJECTIONS; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2C; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 5-HT2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS;

EID: 33746164359     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: 15164446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462006000200011     Document Type: Article

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