Caroline B Quines, Suzan G Rosa, Juliana T Da Rocha, Bibiana M Gai, Cristiani F Bortolatto, Marta Maria M F Duarte, Cristina W Nogueira
UNLABELLED: Monosodium glutamate (MSG) has been the target of research due to its toxicological effects. AIMS: We investigated the depressive- and anxiogenic-like behaviors in rats exposed to neonatal subcutaneous injection of MSG. The involvement of the serotonergic system, by measuring [(3)H] serotonin (5-HT) uptake in cerebral cortices, and the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis, by determining serum adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone levels, was also examined...
June 27, 2014: Life Sciences