An ethopharmacological assessment of Agmatine's effects on agonistic encounters between male mice

摘要: :::::::::::::::: : The endogenous polyamine agmatine may be a new central neurotransmitter. Agmatine-like immunoreactivity has been described in numerous brain regions (such as the hypothalamus and amygdala), long thought involved control of aggression. Consequently, present study examined agmatine’s (2.5–80 mg/kg, ip) effects on behavior directed by isolated male mice to anosmic partners neutral area. videotaped encounters were analysed terms 10 broad behavioral categories. Agmatine did not appear modulation aggression or anxiety this test. Aggr. Behav. 31:374–380, 2005. r 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.