Affiliation:
1. Laboratoire de Physiologie et Physiopathologie Cérébrovasculaire, INSERM CNRS, Université Paris VII Paris, France
Abstract
We have studied the effects of electrical stimulation of the dorsal raphe nucleus on local cerebral blood flow (LCBF), as assessed by the quantitative [14C]-iodoantipyrine autoradiographic technique. Stimulation of the dorsal raphe nucleus in the α-chloralose anesthetized rat caused a significant decrease in LCBF, ranging from – 13 to – 26% in 24 brain structures out of 33 investigated. The most pronounced decreases (– 23 to – 26%) were observed in the accumbens, amygdaloid, interpeduncular nuclei and in the median raphe nucleus, limbic system relays. The decreases also concerned cortical regions and the extrapyramidal system. These results indicate that activation of ascending serotonergic system produces a vasoconstriction and that the dorsal raphe nucleus has a widespread modulatory influence on the cerebral circulation.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Neurology (clinical),Neurology
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