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      The septum and the hippocampus differentially mediate anxiolytic effects of R(+)-8-OH-DPAT.

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          Infusing the 5-HT1A receptor agonist R(+)-8-OH-DPAT into the septum or hippocampus reduced the fear responses of rats differentially in the elevated plus-maze and shock-probe burying tests, two rat models of anxiety. Intra-septal infusions of R(+)-8-OH-DPAT (5 and 10 microg) produced dramatic reductions in rat burying behavior in the shock-probe test, whereas it did not alter rat open-arm activity in the plus-maze test, across a wide range of doses (0.1, 0.25, 5 and 10 microg). Conversely, intra-hippocampal infusions of R(+)-8-OH-DPAT (0.1 and 5 microg/side) produced substantial increases in open-arm activity in the plus-maze test, but did not alter rat burying behavior in the shock-probe test. These dissociations suggest that 5-HT1A receptors in the septum and hippocampus exert parallel but distinct control over different fear reactions.

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          Journal
          Behav Pharmacol
          Behavioural pharmacology
          0955-8810
          0955-8810
          Mar 1998
          : 9
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
          Article
          10065929
          e3f56a5c-ade6-4fe5-b524-eb1645096e6c
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