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R Brus

Publications and source records attributed to R Brus.

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The influence of ATP and AMP injected into the lateral ventricles of the brain on behavior in rats.

The influence of ATP and AMP injected into the lateral cerebral ventricle in doses of 50, 100 and 200 mug on behavior in rats was studied. ATP in the doses administered had no effect on behavior of rats. AMP in these doses enhanced motor activity of the rats. Chemical sympathectomy by intracerebral injection of 6-hydroxy-dopamine did not affect the action of either of the compounds on behavior of rats. AMP potentiated the action of intracerbrally administered noradrenaline on behavior of the animals.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

The impairment of learning of conditioned avoidance response in rats after 6-hydroxydopamine.

Intraventricular injection of 250 mug of 6-hydroxydopamine, twice in two days apart caused a complete abolition of learning of conditioned avoidance response (CAR) in rats. L-DOPA in a dose of 100 mg/kg and then in a dose of 200 mg/kg 1. p. injected during several days did not restore the learning of CAR. This indicates that intact catecholaminergic neurons are essential for the learning of CAR. We suggest that different brain mechanisms are involved in learning and maintaining gross locomotor behavior.

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Activity of some enzymes which synthesize and metabolize catecholamines in the brain and peripheral organs in developing rats.

Activities of monoamine oxidase (MAO), DOPA-decarboxylase (DD), phenoletha-nolamine-N-methyltransferase (PNMT) and phosphodiesterase (PDE) were studied in the brain and its parts, heart, kidneys, adrenals and liver in developing rats. In vitro, the action of nialamid on MAO activity in the liver, RO-4-4602 on DD activity in the liver, and D(-) INPEA on PNMT activity in the adrenals was investigated. The influence of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), 200 mg/kg i. p., on MAO activity in the liver of developing rats was also studied. Irregular changes in activities of examined enzymes during development were observed. 6-OHDA, nialamid and RO-4-4602 inhibited enzyme activities in young rats more strongly than in adult animals.

Adrenal Glands↗

Action of biogenic amines injected intracerebrally on duration of hexobarbital-induced sleep in rats.

The influence of intracerebrally injected biogenic amines and cyclic AMP dibutyrate on duration of sleep induced with hexobarbital (50 mg/kg i.v.) in rats was studied. Duration of sleep was markedly prolonged by adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine, 5-hydroxydopamine and acetylcholine. Cyclic AMP dibutyrate injected 30 minutes before hexobarbital shortened time of sleep. The role of biogenic amines in hexobarbital-induced sleep is discussed.

Acetylcholine↗