title: Behavioral effects of neurotensin in the open field: structure-activity studies.
abstract: The behavioral effects of intracerebroventricularly administered neurotensin (NT), some NT fragments and two synthetic NT analogs were investigated in the open field. Each peptide was studied in both a 'novel' (no pre-exposure) and a 'familiar' (with pre-exposure) environmental situation. Neurotensin decreases locomotor activity in the periphery but increases the time spent in the central area of the apparatus. Of the congeners tested, D-Phe11-NT has similar effects to NT whereas the NT fragments were generally inactive. These findings indicate that the intact peptide or stable substituted NT analogs, but not small C- and N-terminal fragments of NT, are behaviorally active after intraventricular administration.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D006120:Grooming / Q000187:drug effects; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D009496:Neurotensin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D009496:Neurotensin; C040114:neurotensin, Phe(11)-; C024309:neurotensin, Trp(11)-