Article
Altered behavioral responses mediated by serotonin receptors in the genetically dystonic (dt) rat.
Brain research bulletin - 1 Jan 1991
Wieland S, Lucki I
Abstract excerpt
The genetically dystonic (dt) rat is an animal model of dystonia that displays sustained abnormal movements that include: torticollis, clasping of the hindlimbs, rigidity of the limbs, and contortions of the trunk. Since serotonin (5-HT) has been shown to be involved in some animal models of movement disorders, the functional responsiveness of the 5-HT system in dt rats and phenotypical normal littermates was...
Topics
- Animals
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dystonia
- Female
- Male
- Movement
- Phenotype
- Rats
- Rats, Mutant Strains
- Receptors, Serotonin
