Impairment of Olfactory Perception in Male Rats by Treatment with p-Chlorophenylalanine and Hydrocortisone
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Endocrine Research Communications
- Vol. 5 (3) , 211-217
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07435807809083754
Abstract
P-Chlorophenylalanine treatment eliminated the normal male rat preference for the female preputial gland odor. Oral adminiatration of hydrocortisone had a similar effect on dimethyl sulfite preference, which slowly reappeared after the discontinuance of the treatment. These changes of behavior are discussed in relation to possible serotonin alterations resulting from the treatments.Keywords
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