The effects of endomorphin-1 on conditioned defeat in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).
The effects of endomorphin-1 on conditioned defeat in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).
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内啡肽-1 对叙利亚仓鼠 (Mesocricetus auratus) 条件性失败的影响。
DOI:
10.1016/s0006-8993(01)02775-5
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发表时间:
2001
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Huhman,KL
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作者:
Whitten,RD;Jasnow,AM;Albers,HE;Martin-Schild,S;Zadina,JE;Huhman,KL
The present study examined the effect of endomorphin-1 (EM1), an endogenous opioid with a high affinity for the mu opiate receptor, on conditioned defeat. Conditioned defeat is a phenomenon in which hamsters that have been defeated subsequently fail to exhibit normal territorial aggression and instead display submissive/defensive behaviors even when paired with a non-aggressive intruder. In experiment 1, animals were placed in the home cage of a larger resident for 15 min and were defeated. After 24 h, animals received a 3-μl injection of EM1 (0.0, 0.3, 3.0, or 10 nmol) into the left lateral cerebral ventricle 5 min before a smaller non-aggressive intruder was placed in the home cage of the experimental animal. In experiment 2, animals were infused with EM1 immediately after the initial defeat and were paired with a non-aggressive intruder 24 h later as in experiment 1. EM1 reduced the duration of submissive/defensive behavior in experiment 1 (P<0.05) but not in experiment 2 (P>0.05). These data support the hypothesis that the highly selective mu receptor agonist endomorphin-1 modulates the expression of conditioned defeat, but provides no support for the hypothesis that endomorphin-1 modulates the consolidation of conditioned defeat.