NORADRENERGIC PROCESSES INVOLVED IN THE LOCOMOTOR EFFECTS OF ETHANOL

被引:32
作者
MASON, ST [1 ]
CORCORAN, ME [1 ]
FIBIGER, HC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA, DEPT PSYCHIAT, DIV NEUROL SCI, VANCOUVER V6T 1W5, BC, CANADA
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
Ethanol; Locomotor activity; Noradrenaline;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(79)90068-2
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Male albino Wistar rats were depleted of forebrain noradrenaline by intracerebral injection of 4 .mu.g of 6-hydorxydopamine into the noradrenaline [norepinephrine] bundles in the mesencephalon. The locomotor response was examined in response to i.p. injection of ethanol. The locomotor stimulation by 0.1 g/kg ethanol was not altered by the lesion, whereas the sedation found in response to 1 g/kg in controls failed to occur in the lesioned rats and instead a stimulation was seen.
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页码:383 / 387
页数:5
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