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Quantification of Drosophila Grooming Behavior
Published on: July 19, 2017
Character of (D-Phe-7) ACTH4-10-induced excessive grooming
Abstract:
Rats receiving (D-Phe-7) ACTH4-10 exhibited excessive grooming during the first half of the hour-long observation period. This resulted in total grooming scores of about one-half of those produced by the longer ACTH fragments, ACTH1-24 or ACTH1-16 NH2. The excessive grooming induced by (D-Phe-7) ACTH4-10 was due to an enhancement of duration of grooming bouts and not to an increase in the frequency of occurrence. Furthermore, the neuropeptide-induced excessive grooming was eliminated by prior treatment with naloxone.
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