Journal article
Temperature preferences and the effect of changes in serotonin in maturing mice
Physiology & behavior, v 26(6), pp 1041-1047
01 Jan 1981
PMID: 6456470
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Abstract
Behavior of maturing mice in a 20 cm long thermal gradient is described. Mean preferred temperatures (T
pref) under standard test conditions ranged from about 29° to 31° in untreated mice aged 3, 7, 10, and 14 days postpartum, which is similar to the temperature maintained in the nest by parent mice. Increased serotonin (5-HT) after injection of the precursor 5-hydroxytryptophan (30 mg/kg) was generally associated with increasted T
pref (7 and 10 days) as compared with vehicle injected littermate controls in a double-blind study. Depletion of 5-HT following p-chlorophenylalanine (400 mg/kg) was associated with decreased T
pref (3 and 7 days). Relationships with body temperature and thermoregulation are discussed and handling cautions are presented.
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- Title
- Temperature preferences and the effect of changes in serotonin in maturing mice
- Creators
- Cecilie Goodrich - Cleveland State UniversityCarole Wilk - Cleveland State University
- Publication Details
- Physiology & behavior, v 26(6), pp 1041-1047
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1981LT99800017
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0019793944
- Other Identifier
- 991021463435904721
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