[Behavioral effects of ketanserine in prenatally stressed female rats]

Comparative study of the effects of chronic administration of 5-HT(2A/2C)-receptors agonist (m-CPP, 0.5 mg/kg, i.p.) and 5-HT(2A/2C)-receptors antagonist (ketanserine, 0.1 mg/kg, i.p.) for 14 days on the anxiety- and depression-like behavior in adult prenatally stressed female rats showed that prenatal stress increased the anxiety level in female rats. Chronic administration of ketanserine produced anxiolytic and antidepressant effects, which inhibited the negative action of prenatal stress on the emotional behavior, whereas chronic administration of m-CPP did not change the emotional behavior.