Effects of lesions of the anterior raphe nuclei on the self-administration of d-amphetamine in the rat : considerable increase of desire for the poison |
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Authors: | H Simon L Stinus M Le Moal |
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Abstract: | The acquisition of the intravenous self-administration of d-amphetamine was studied after separate lesions of anterior raphe nuclei (dorsal or median). Every lever-press delivered 2.5 microliter of a d-amphetamine solution dosed at 7.5 microgram/kg. Lesion of anterior raphe nuclei produced an hyper-sensitivity to d-amphetamine as indicated by a dramatic increase in self-administration by experimental Rats compared to the controls. Moreover this enhanced self-administration behavior is observed with a low blood concentration of d-amphetamine. The greater increase was obtained for median raphe lesioned Rats. These effects are interpreted in terms of 5HT-DA balance and could provide an experimental model for neurobiological bases of drug addiction studies. |
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