In adult rats exposed to antenatal hypoxia, Selank increased sensory attention 2--3-fold.
In plain wordsIn rats exposed to hypoxia before birth, Selank increased sensory attention about two to three times.
- Peptide
- Selank
- Outcome
- IncreaseSensory attention
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
antenatal hypoxia (gestation days 14-16)- Outcome group
- Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- 300 mkg/kg · intraperitonealAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
increased 2--3-fold (p < 0.01) the sensory attention, facilitated 1.5-fold the learning capacity (p < 0.01), normalized exploratory activity in the open field and hole board, and recovered the balance of serotonergic and noradrenergic brain system activity.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
The effects of Selank synthetic analog of Tuftsin, representing the heptapeptide forming Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg-Pro-Gly-Pro, on behavior and serotonin/noradrenalin concentrations in brain were investigated in adult rats exposed to hypoxia during 14-16 days of gestation.