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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Amitriptyline (AMI) was studied in rats snd mice in order to find out whether it had a central antiserotonin activity, previously demonstrated for doxepin - a compound chemically related to AMI. It was observed that AMI at low doses antagonized the head twitch response to L-5-hydroxytryptophan or 5-methoxytryptamine, as well as tryptamine-induced convulsions. In the hind limb flexor reflex preparation of the spinal rat AMI acted as a serotonin antagonist: when administered alone, it did not change the flexor reflex but prevented its stimulation induced by serotoninmimetics (LSD, quipazine, fenfluramine) not affecting that one evoked by noradrenalinemimetics (clinidine). At higher doses, AMI revealed a noradrenolytic activity. The results indicate that AMI, similarly as doxepin, has a central antiserotonin activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0031-7098
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
281-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Central antiserotonin action of amitriptyline.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article