Abstract
Fluoxetine, a specific serotonergic reuptake blocker and indirect agonist, and 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine, a serotonergic neurotoxin, affect the free-running locomotor rhythms of house sparrows, Passer domesticus. Both compounds caused phase-shifts in the circadian system that times locomotor activity of the birds. The magnitude and direction of the phase-shifts were dependent on the circadian phase of the drug administration, suggesting that serotonergic activity can modulate the circadian pacemaker of the house sparrow.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 145-152 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Comparative Physiology A |
| Volume | 156 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Physiology
- Animal Science and Zoology
- Behavioral Neuroscience