Behavioral and cardiorespiratory responses to bilateral microinjections of oxytocin into the central nucleus of amygdala of Wistar rats, an experimental model of compulsion.

Behavioral and cardiorespiratory responses to bilateral microinjections of oxytocin into the central nucleus of amygdala of Wistar rats, an experimental model of compulsion.

INTRODUCTION:The central nucleus of amygdala plays an important role mediating fear and anxiety responses. It is known that oxytocin microinjections into the central nucleus of amygdala induce hypergrooming, an experimental model of compulsive behavior. We evaluated the behavioral and cardiorespirat...

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Main Authors: Érica Maria Granjeiro, Simone Saldanha Marroni, Daniel Penteado Martins Dias, Leni Gomes Heck Bonagamba, Kauê Machado Costa, Jéssica Cristina dos Santos, José Antônio Cortes Oliveira, Benedito H Machado, Norberto Garcia-Cairasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4103777?pdf=render

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