| Literature DB >> 6791207 |
D Garrigou, C L Broekkamp, K G Lloyd.
Abstract
In the present study the role of the amygdala is demonstrated in the effect of antidepressant drugs on passive avoidance learning in bulbectomised rats. Imipramine, amitriptyline, or fluoxetine injected bilaterally (2 X 10 microgram) into the medial part of the amygdala improves passive avoidance learning by bulbectomised rats. Systemic pretreatment with metergoline attenuates the effect of local imipramine or fluoxetine injection. Microinjection of serotonin but not noradrenaline into the amygdala improves passive avoidance learning by bulbectomised rats. The relevance of the amygdala in the behavioral effects of antidepressants in animals is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6791207 DOI: 10.1007/BF00431759
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychopharmacology (Berl) ISSN: 0033-3158 Impact factor: 4.530