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| Year : 1985 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 108--112 |
Behavioural evidence for direct stimulation of rat brain 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptors by ergometrine
TR Bapat1, VP Gada2, NV Nandal3, JJ Balsara4, AG Chandorkar5
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1. Ergometrine produced a behavioural syndrome in the rat which was characterized by head and body shakes, lateral head weaving, forepaw treading, hindlimb abduction and Straub tail.
2. Pretreatment with 5-HT receptor antagonists, cyproheptadine and methysergide, significantly decreased the intensity of the behavioural syndrome produced by ergometrine.
3. Pretreatment with p-chlorophenylalanine and clomipramine significantly decreased the intensity of the behavioural syndromes induced by fenfluramine and p-chloramphetamine but had no significant effect on the intensity of the behavioural syndrome produced by ergometrine.
4. The results indicate that ergometrine produces the 5-HT mediated behavioural syndrome by directly stimulating the central 5-HT receptors.
How to cite this article:
Bapat T R, Gada V P, Nandal N V, Balsara J J, Chandorkar A G. Behavioural evidence for direct stimulation of rat brain 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptors by ergometrine.Indian J Pharmacol 1985;17:108-112
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Bapat T R, Gada V P, Nandal N V, Balsara J J, Chandorkar A G. Behavioural evidence for direct stimulation of rat brain 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptors by ergometrine. Indian J Pharmacol [serial online] 1985 [cited 2023 Sep 26 ];17:108-112
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