In rats, Semax increased pain sensitivity during thermal stimulation in the hot plate test.
In plain wordsIn rats, Semax made animals more sensitive to heat pain in the hot plate test.
- Peptide
- Semax
- Outcome
- IncreasePain sensitivity in hot plate test
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
rats with different types of pain- Outcome group
- Pain · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- 5-450 μg/kg intraperitoneal; 16-400 pg intracerebroventricular · intraperitoneal or intracerebroventricularAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
the peptide increased pain sensitivity and induced avoidance behavior during thermal stimulation
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
The effects of peptide ACTH4-7-PGP (Semax) were studied in 12 min after its intraperitoneal (in doses of 5, 15, 50, 150, and 450 μg/kg) or intracerebroventricular (in doses of 16, 40, and 400 pg) administration to rats with different types of pain and pain-induced behavior.