title: Reliable method for cannulation of the third ventricle of the rat.
abstract: A method for chronic or acute cannulation of the third ventricle of the rat is described. This technique, in which successful cannulation is verified by the aspiration of a minute quantity of cerebrospinal fluid, is simple, reliable and produces minimal tissue distortion. The results of an experiment employing the technique and which compared the effects of direct intrahypothalamic and intraventricular administration of phentolamine on stimulus-bound feeding are briefly described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N OWO.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Walls
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Wishart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002404:Catheterization; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D010646:Phentolamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D010646:Phentolamine