PMID: 6412273Jan 1, 1983Paper

Effects of neonatal treatment with 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine or 6-hydroxydopamine on the ontogenetic development of the audiogenic immobility reaction in the rat

Psychopharmacology
E HårdJ A Engel

Abstract

The ontogenetic development of the audiogenic immobility reaction (freezing) was studied in rats given intracisternal injections of the neurotoxins 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT), 25 micrograms, or 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), 100 micrograms, neonatally (Day 1). The duration of the freezing response was strongly reduced in the 5,7-DHT-treated rats between 20-30 days of age, when normal animals show very prolonged responses. During the same period increased motor activity was observed in the 6-OHDA-treated rats while only a slight reduction of the freezing response was noted. Biochemical analyses performed on brains from animals 35 days of age showed a selective reduction (about 50%) of whole brain levels of serotonin in the 5,7-DHT-treated rats, while the noradrenaline levels were selectively reduced by about 60% in the 6-OHDA rats. A longitudinal investigation on the effects of neonatal treatment with 5,7-DHT showed a persistent selective reduction of the whole brain level of serotonin up to at least 90 days of age. Since 5,7-DHT mainly affects the serotonergic pathways, the results suggest that the disturbances noted in the ontogeny of the freezing response may be due to interference with the developing serotonergic system.

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