The effect of parachlorophenylalanine on social interaction of male rats

• Published in: British journal of pharmacology Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 305 - 315
• Main Author: SHILLITO, ELIZABETH E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.1970
• Subjects: 5-Hydroxytryptophan - pharmacology; Animals; Atropine - pharmacology; Behavior, Animal - drug effects; Grooming - drug effects; Hair; Male; Phenylalanine - antagonists & inhibitors; Phenylalanine - pharmacology; Rats; Sexual Behavior, Animal - drug effects

Summary 1 . Juvenile male rats treated with parachlorophenylalanine showed hair loss round the head and neck extending down the chest and abdomen. 2 . Treated isolated rats did not have this loss of hair, while untreated animals living in the same cage as treated rats lost their hair. The loss there...