Does social submissivity or aggressivity influence sensibility of mice to methamphetamine effects?

• Authors: ŠLAIS Karel; VRŠKOVÁ Dagmar; LANDA Leoš; ŠULCOVÁ Alexandra
• Year of publication: 2009
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Activitas Nervosa Superior Rediviva
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Pharmacology and pharmaceutical chemistry
• Keywords: mouse; social submissivity; aggressivity; methamphetamine; behavioural sensitization
• Description: The aim of this study was to evaluate, if mice with a differential behavioural approach, either aggressive or submissive, express after repeated methamphetamine administration dissimilar behavioural sensitization patterns. The experimental mouse groups - control, aggressive and timid mice did not differ in the exhibition of horizontal locomotor activity in the open field test.

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