Words similar to hamsters
Example sentences for: hamsters
How can you use “hamsters” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
For example, chronic treatment with fluoxetine decreases the release of AVP from rat hypothalamic organ cultures [ 36 ] . This finding is particularly noteworthy since alterations in AVP levels in the cerebrospinal fluid have been correlated with occurrences of OCD [ 15 16 ] . The occurrence of OCD has also been correlated with increased levels of oxytocin, a neuropeptide closely related to AVP [ 37 ] . In golden hamsters, the elevation of serotonin in the anterior hypothalamus following fluoxetine treatment can inhibit the activity of the AVP system related to aggressive behavior [ 10 11 ] . The ability of microinjected AVP in the anterior hypothalamus to enhance aggressive behavior in golden hamsters is blocked by fluoxetine treatment and serotonin 5HT 1A receptor agonists [ 10 ] . The present data include AVP-stimulated flank marking in the list of behaviors suppressed by fluoxetine treatment.
This dose results in a maximal activation of flank marking [ 5 ] . Vasopressin was microinjected into the anterior hypothalamus of the hamsters with a 1 μl Hamilton syringe connected through PE-20 tubing to a 33-ga needle which was inserted in the guide cannula and lowered to the target site.
Total RNA was prepared from testes of adult Syrian golden hamsters ( Mesocricetus auratus ). Poly A +RNA was isolated using the poly A Spin™ mRNA isolation kit (New England Biolabs, Beverly, MA).
Male Golden-Syrian hamsters weighing 80-140g (Harlan Animals, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) were housed in a controlled environment and were exposed to 12 h light-dark cycles.
Clomipramine is a non-selective re-uptake inhibitor of serotonin, and to some extent norepinephrine [ 21 ] and fluoxetine is a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor [ 22 ] . Both of these drugs have proven to be effective in different animals models of OCD [ 23 ] . As an additional control, hamsters were also treated with desipramine, a noradrenergic re-uptake inhibitor [ 24 ] that has been found ineffective in inhibiting OCD in preclinical [ 25 ] and clinical studies [ 26 27 ] .
Loading...