Abstract
Electrolytic lesions of the midbrain raphe nuclei in rats, lowering serotonin level in the forebrain, elicited mouse killing behavior. After the lesion, 50% of previously non killer rats became mouse killers. 5 Hydroxytryptophan (100 mg/kg) administration elevates serotonin level to normal values and completely blocked predatory aggression. p Chlorophenylalanine produced obvious reduction in brain serotonin and slightly stimulated aggressive behavior. These results suggest that the brain serotonin participates as an inhibitory factor in mouse killing behavior in rats.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 183-186 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Fiziologicheskii Zhurnal SSSR Imeni I.M. Sechenova |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1975 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine