Abstract
The effect of serotonin (5-HT) on cyclic AMP levels in rat hypothalamic slices was age-dependent. The sensitivity of the cyclic AMP system to 5 × 10 −5 M 5-HT already existed in the foetus at 21 days of pregnancy. It reached a maximum on the 7th postnatal day and then decreased with age. In adult tissue the response was still present and was antagonized by two serotonergic antagonists (methiothepin and metergoline). When compared to the progressive increase of 5-HT level in the hypothalamus the data suggest a different evolution of serotonergic innervation and of 5-HT receptors.
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