Microinjection of muscimol into the dorsomedial hypothalamus suppresses MDMA-evoked sympathetic and behavioral responses

Brain Research

Volumn 1226, Issue , 2008, Pages 116-123

  Rusyniak, Daniel E ^a   Zaretskaia, Maria V ^a   Zaretsky, Dmitry V ^a   DiMicco, Joseph A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3,4 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine; Behavioral; Cardiovascular; Hypothalamus; Muscimol; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DRUG ABUSE; HEART RATE; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TELEMETRY;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GABA AGONISTS; HEART RATE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCIMOL; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

RATTUS;

EID: 48849116628     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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