Effects of intra-amygdala injection of GABA(A)-receptor agonist and antagonist on behavior of active and passive rabbits in negative emotional situations].

M P Rysakova, I V Pavlova

Zhurnal vyssheĭ nervnoĭ deiatelnosti imeni I P Pavlova 2012 May-Jun

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The effects of right-side or left-side intra-amygdala injections of the GABA(A)-receptor agonist muscimol hydrobromide (0.1 microg/1 microl) and antagonist bicuculline methiodide (0.05, 0.1, 0.5 microg/1 microl) on the behavior of active and passive rabbits were studied in open field, light-dark test and during presentation of emotionally significant stimuli. The effect of compounds injection was differed in active and passive rabbits. The active rabbits were more sensitive to bicuculline injection and the passive rabbits to muscimol administration. Bicuculline induced anxiolytic-like effects on the active animals in open field, light-dark test and motor-activating effects during emotionally significant stimuli. Muscimol induced anxiolytic-like effects on the passive rabbits and sedative effects on the both groups of rabbits. The differences in effectiveness of right-side and left-side intra-amygdala injections on behavior of rabbits were revealed: more powerful changes were during injection of bicuculline in left and muscimol in right amygdala. Anxiolytic-like effects were revealed during injection of bicuculline into left amygdala of active rabbits and muscimol into right amygdala of passive rabbits. These findings indicate that there are individual-typological and interhemispheric differences in functioning of GABAergic system of amygdala.

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M P Rysakova, I V Pavlova. Effects of intra-amygdala injection of GABA(A)-receptor agonist and antagonist on behavior of active and passive rabbits in negative emotional situations]. Zhurnal vyssheĭ nervnoĭ deiatelnosti imeni I P Pavlova. 2012 May-Jun;62(3):332-45