Abstract
The effect of parachlorophenyllalanine (PCPA) on 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) was studied in sham-operated and castrated rats of two different rat strain. PCPA was more effective in depressing the brain 5-HT levels in Wistar (W) rats than in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Biogenic Amines / metabolism*
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Brain / drug effects
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Brain / metabolism*
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Castration
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Depression, Chemical
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Dopamine / metabolism
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Fenclonine / pharmacology*
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Male
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Norepinephrine / metabolism
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Rats
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Serotonin / metabolism
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Species Specificity
Substances
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Biogenic Amines
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Serotonin
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Fenclonine
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Dopamine
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Norepinephrine