| Literature DB >> 1187731 |
M A Geyer, J D Warbritton, D B Menkes, J A Zook, A J Mandell.
Abstract
Rat startle responses to air puffs were monitored in a stabilimeter during the intraventricular infusion of various doses of 5-hydroxytrptamine (5-HT) or the putative hallucinogenic congener of 5-HT, 5-hydroxy-N, N-dimethyltrytamine (5-HDMT) or saline. Qualitativity opposite effects were observed, with 5-HT producing a dose-dependent decrease in responsivity and 5-HDMT increasing the magnitude of startle responses. No specific effects of either compound could be demonstrated on the presumably separable processes of sensitization and habituation. The results are discussed in the context of a central serotonergic system which facilitates behavioral inhibition and which is antagonized by indoleamine hallucinogens.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID： 1187731 DOI： 10.1016/0091-3057(75)90193-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pharmacol Biochem Behav ISSN： 0091-3057 Impact factor: 3.533