Abstract
Two rat strains previously shown to differ with respect to behavioral activity, regional brain tyrosine hydroxylase activity, and norepinephrine-elicited accumulation of adenosine 3', 5'-monophosphate exhibited differential behavioral responsiveness during the intraventricular infusion of norepinephrine. The results are interpreted in terms of differential catecholamine receptor sensitivity.
MeSH terms
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Amphetamine / pharmacology
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Animals
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Behavior, Animal / drug effects
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Brain / drug effects
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Brain / metabolism*
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Catheterization
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Cerebral Ventricles
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Male
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Methoxamine / pharmacology
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Motor Activity
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Norepinephrine / administration & dosage
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Norepinephrine / metabolism*
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Norepinephrine / pharmacology
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Rats
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Rats, Inbred BUF / metabolism*
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Rats, Inbred F344 / metabolism*
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Rats, Inbred Strains / metabolism*
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Receptors, Adrenergic
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Species Specificity
Substances
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Receptors, Adrenergic
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Amphetamine
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Methoxamine
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Norepinephrine