| Literature DB >> 7375496 |
W Wetzel, V M Getsova, R Jork, H Matthies.
Abstract
The effect of serotonin (5-HT) on consolidation of a brightness discrimination reaction was investigated in rats. Five microgram 5-HT, injected intrahippocampally immediately after training, impaired retention of the brightness discrimination tested 24 hr later. In biochemical experiments, leucine incorporation into hippocampal proteins in vivo was 32% inhibited by 5 microgram 5-HT. Leucine incorporation into proteins of hippocampal slices in vitro was decreased by 5 x 10(-5)M 5-HT. The results seem to support Essman's assumption that inhibition of brain protein synthesis by 5-HT may be responsible for the memory impairment. But also some other possibilities for a mechanism of 5-HT amnesia must be discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7375496 DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(80)90378-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pharmacol Biochem Behav ISSN: 0091-3057 Impact factor: 3.533