In male Wistar rats, intraperitoneal DSIP (60 nmol/kg) decreased the number of Fos-immunoreactive cells in the paraventricular nucleus activated by immobilization.
In plain wordsIn rats, DSIP reduced the number of stress-activated Fos-positive cells in a brain area that controls the stress response.
- Outcome
- DecreaseFos-immunoreactive cells in the paraventricular nucleus (parvocellular part)
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Male Wistar rats, immobilization stress- Outcome group
- Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- 60 nmol/kg · intraperitonealAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
intraperitoneal (i.p.) DSIP injection (60 nmol/kg) decreased the number of Fos-immunoreactive (Fos-IR) cells in the pPVN, activated by immobilization.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
were studied in the parvocellular subdivision of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (pPVN) of male Wistar rats with either high or low resistance to emotional stress, predicted from differences in their open-field behaviour.