title: Comparison of defensive behavior evoked by chemical and electrical stimulation of the hypothalamus in cats.
abstract: Comparison of defensive behavior evoked by chemical anf electrical stimulation of the hypothalamus in cats. Acta Physiol. Pol. 1975, 26 (1) 23--31. An injection of 5 mug of carbachol, as well as electrostimulation of the same hypothalamic area evoked in cats the same type of defensive behavior -- rage reaction. Experiments with carbachol injection and electrostimulation after blockade of the hypothalamic muscarinic receptors (10 mug of atropine) indicate that rage reaction is evoked in a different way by the two methods. Controversial data regarding localization of the hypothalamic "centres" responsible for particular type of defensive reactions are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D002217:Carbachol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D002415:Cats; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D007267:Injections; D008954:Models, Biological; D011889:Rage; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques
chemical_list: D002217:Carbachol