Initiation of self-grooming in resting rats by local PVH infusion of oxytocin but not α-MSH

The present study was designed to discriminate between factors that initiate and/or prolong self-grooming. The study of factors initiating the grooming response is complicated by the fact that rats may groom already as a consequence of the injection procedure, due to release of endogenous substances...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Brain research 1993-04, Vol.607 (1), p.108-112
Hauptverfasser:	Van Erp, A.M.M., Kruk, M.R., Semple, D.M., Verbeet, D.W.P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	alpha-MSH - administration & dosage alpha-MSH - pharmacology Animals Behavioral psychophysiology Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Grooming Grooming - drug effects Hormones and behavior Hypothalamus Injections Intrahypothalamic infusion Male Oxytocin Oxytocin - administration & dosage Oxytocin - pharmacology Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus - anatomy & histology Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus - physiology Paraventricular nucleus Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Rat Rats Rats, Wistar α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
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