ISSN:
1573-6903
Keywords:
Vasopressin
;
noradrenaline
;
dopamine
;
serotonin
;
MHPG(3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol)
;
Brattleboro rat
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A comprehensive study of monoamine transmitter and metabolite concentrations measured by HPLC was undertaken in female (vasopressin-deficient) Brattleboro rats as compared to Long Evans rats. Noradrenaline was significantly increased in 8 out of 13 dissected brain regions, whereas concentrations of the metabolite 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol were not altered. The increases were not restricted to areas which are normally innervated by vasopressin-containing neurons. Serotonin was increased in 6 and dopamine in 4 regions and this was accompanied in some areas by increases in the metabolites 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid and dihydroxyphenylacetic acid. Only in the striatum, cerebellum, and the medulla-pons no changes could be detected in any of the compounds of interest. These results show that the long term absence of vasopressin in Brattleboro rats appears to be associated with increases in monoamine transmitter contents and decreased metabolite/transmitter ratios. The regional distribution of these changes does not bear any relationship to the regional distribution of vasopressin cell bodies or nerve endings.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00968673
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