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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-9-10
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pubmed:abstractText |
The aim of this study was to assess in developing mice whether the neutralization of endogenous NGF following ICV administration of anti-NGF antibodies (50 micrograms/2 microliters) on postnatal days 3, 6, 9, and 12 affected locomotor activity, exploratory behavior, and response to the cholinergic blocker scopolamine. In Experiments 1 and 2 activity and age-typical scopolamine effects were evaluated on PND 13 or 17 in an automated apparatus. No significant main effect of anti-NGF treatment was found at either age. On day 13 scopolamine (0.2, 1, or 2 mg/kg) decreased locomotion in both anti-NGF and control animals. In Experiment 3, locomotion and exploratory behavior were analyzed in an open field arena or in a hole board apparatus on PND 16. No significant effects of anti-NGF treatment on general motor activity and investigation of a novel object in the open field was found, though anti-NGF animals tended to be less active than controls. In the hole board anti-NGF pups showed a different pattern of head dipping behavior from controls, exploring mainly the holes located in the periphery of the apparatus.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0892-0362
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
18
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
141-6
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2011-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8709925-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:8709925-Animals, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:8709925-Antibodies,
pubmed-meshheading:8709925-Exploratory Behavior,
pubmed-meshheading:8709925-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8709925-Injections, Intraventricular,
pubmed-meshheading:8709925-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8709925-Mice,
pubmed-meshheading:8709925-Motor Activity,
pubmed-meshheading:8709925-Nerve Growth Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:8709925-Scopolamine Hydrobromide
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Neonatal exposure to anti-nerve growth factor antibodies affects exploratory behavior of developing mice in the hole board.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Laboratorio di Fisiopatologia O. S., Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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