Central nervous system effects of hypothalamic peptides.

Abstract:

:Intravenous (i.v.) administration of TRF (1 mg/kg) increases the LD50 of pentobarbital (PB) by 25% while the same dose of somatostatin results in a 30% reduction in PB LD50. A similar increase of PB LD50 by TRF was observed in hypophysectomized rats. Mortality was completely abolished in rats receiving TRF (1 mg/kg) ten minutes after a lethal dose of PB (120 mg/kg). Somatostatin (1 mg/kg) decreases strychnine-induced seizure duration and increases strychnine LD50 by 21% while TRF lowers the strychnine LD50 by 28%. These observations are consistent with central nervous system sites of action for TRF and somatostatin.

journal_name

Endocrinology

journal_title

Endocrinology

authors

Brown M,Vale W

doi

10.1210/endo-96-5-1333

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1975-05-01 00:00:00

pages

1333-6

issue

5

eissn

0013-7227

issn

1945-7170

journal_volume

96

pub_type

杂志文章