The role of serotoninergic neurons in rats agressive behaviour
Czlonkowski, A.; Kostowski, W.; Markowska, L.; Markiewicz, L.; Wiśniewska, I.
Polish Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacy 27(Suppl): 77-82
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-0244 PMID: 1239750 Document Number: 84167
Lesions of the dorsal and medial raphe nuclei that caused a marked decrease of the 5-HT level in the forebrain induced in groupped rats intraspecies aggressiveness but failed to increase mouse-killing behaviour. In rats isolated for 3 weeks lesions of the raphe nuclei did not change behaviour of "killers" and natural "non-killers". The role of 5-HT in mechanism of the aggressive behaviour is discussed.