In rabbits, intravenous DSIP passed the blood-brain barrier, as shown by its central effects.
In plain wordsIn rabbits, DSIP given into a vein reached the brain.
- Outcome
- Not applicablePassage of DSIP through the blood-brain barrier
- Study
rabbitn: not reported in source
Free-moving rabbits- Outcome group
- Pharmacokinetics · Pharmacology
- Studied dose
- 30 nmoles/kg · intravenous · 5 hAs given in this study (rabbit).
Source sentences
The synthetic delta sleep inducing peptide (DSIP) passes the blood-brain barrier, since i.v. injection in free moving rabbits (30 nmoles/kg) significantly increases the cortical delta activity and decreases the motor activity during 5 h.