| Literature DB >> 7093709 |
E R De Kloet, G L Kovács, G Szabó, G Telegdy, B Bohus, D H Versteeg.
Abstract
Pargyline-induced accumulation of serotonin (5-HT) was used as an index of 5-HT turnover rate in the dorsal hippocampus. One hour after bilateral removal of the adrenals, 5-HT turnover was significantly reduced when compared to that of the sham-operated controls. A low dose of corticosterone given immediately after adrenalectomy restored the 5-HT response, while the same dose of dexamethasone was ineffective. Pretreatment with dexamethasone blocked the 5-HT response to corticosterone in the acutely adrenalectomized rat. The specificity of the 5-HT response in the hippocampus corresponds to the properties of the glucocorticoid receptor system in rat hippocampal neurons.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7093709 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90546-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252