Effect of adrenalectomy or gonadectomy on affective behavior changes following septal lesions in the rat.
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Vol. 74 (1, Pt.1) , 11-19
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0030311
Abstract
Performed adrenalectomy or gonadectomy in conjunction with a septal lesion in order to test the hypothesis that changes in affective behavior following a septal lesion in the rat (septal syndrome) result from altered brain function due to hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex and/or gonads. Ss were 10 male Wistar rats. Neither adrenalectomy nor gonadectomy was found to alter the characteristic appearance or duration of the septal syndrome, even when manipulations were performed to maximize the behavior changes observed following septal lesions. Results are discussed in terms of the ability of the Ss to cope with stress. It is concluded that although adrenal hypertrophy frequently follows septal damage, intactness of the adrenal glands or testes is not necessary for manifestation of the septal syndrome. (24 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)Keywords
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