title: Studies on the metabolism of 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin). VII. Effects of haloindoles on cerebral 5-HT in various species.
abstract: In a comparative study, the effective of intraventricularly or intraperitoneally injected p-chloroamphetamine (p-CA) and some chloroindoles on cerebral levels of serotonin was evaluated. 5-Chloroindole depressed 5-HT levels in the brainstem and telencephalon for three days, 6-chloro-2-methylindole (6-CMI) only during the first day. 5-Chloroindazole had no effect at all. p-CA was more toxic to guinea pigs than to rats. p-CA and 5-chloro-2-methylindole (5-CMI) had no effect on cerebral 5-HT in chicks. Apparently, none of these compounds represented or was converted to a metabolite possibly responsible for the neurotoxic effects of p-CA.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000032:analysis; D002645:Chickens; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007211:Indoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D012701:Serotonin / Q000032:analysis*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D010133:p-Chloroamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C000591389:5-chloroindole; D002395:Catecholamines; D007211:Indoles; D012701:Serotonin; D010133:p-Chloroamphetamine