Tonic immobility in domestic fowl: possible interaction of serotonergic and dopaminergic mechanisms

Autor: Philip Corso, Gerard D. Bordash, Larry B. Wallnau
Rok vydání: 1981
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Zdroj: Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior. 14(4)
ISSN: 0091-3057
Popis: Treatment with the dopamine (DA) receptor blocker, haloperidol, enhanced tonic immobility (TI) duration. Fenfluramine, a receptor agonist for serotonin (5-HT), reversed this effect. Tryptophan produced long TI reactions, and is believed to do so due to impaired synaptic transmission of 5-HT following its direct inhibitory effects on 5-HT neurons. DA receptor stimulation by apomorphine prevented the tryptophan potentiation of tonic immobility. The results suggest that serotonergic and dopaminergic systems may interact with respect to tonic immobility.
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