In rats resistant to emotional stress, intraperitoneal DSIP at 30 ug/kg increased basal Fos-immunoreactive cell number in the pPVN and lateral septum.
In plain wordsIn stress-resistant rats, DSIP raised the number of Fos-positive cells in two brain areas under resting conditions.
- Outcome
- IncreaseBasal Fos-IR cell number in pPVN and lateral septum, resistant rats
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Anxiety and mood · Mental health and mood
- Studied dose
- 30 ug/kg · intraperitonealAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Intraperitoneal DSIP injection (30 μg/kg) increased basal Fos-IR cell number in the pPVN and lateral septum in resistant rats, with no effects in predisposed rats.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
The effects of the ACTH (4-10) analogue, ACTH (4-7)-Pro-Gly-Pro, and delta-sleep inducing peptide (DSIP) on the induction of Fos immunoreactivity in the hypothalamic parvocellular paraventricular nucleus (pPVN) and limbic brain regions were studied in Wistar rats with high (resistant) or low (predis…