Rubidium-induced increase in shock-elicited aggression in rats

Autor: Stolk, Jon M., Conner, Robert L., Barchas, Jack D.
Zdroj: Psychopharmacology; September 1971, Vol. 22 Issue: 3 p250-260, 11p
Abstrakt: Daily treatment of rats with 0.3 or 0.6 meq/kg rubidium chloride (RbCl) causes an increase in shock-elicited aggressive behavior relative to potassium chloride-treated controls. Aggressive responses increase immediately with the higher dose of RbCl and are maintained for 12 days. The lower RbCl dosage increases fighting behavior significantly after 11 consecutive injection days. Measurements of flinch, jump, and vocalization threshold reveal no consistent pattern with treatment; thus, it is unlikely that threshold changes underlie the observed increases in aggression.
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