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Suppressive effect of the dopamine D2 receptor agonist B-HT 920 on rat grooming.

The effect of the D2 agonist B-HT 920 was examined on three behavioural models of induced grooming in the rat. B-HT 920 potently inhibited the grooming elicited by a novel environment, whereas it stimulated the stretching-yawning syndrome. Pretreatment with the selective dopamine D2 receptor antagonist, sulpiride, reversed the phenomenon. When B-HT 920 was administered to rats before water immersion, it similarly antagonized total grooming; wet-dog shakes, detected in these same animals, were potently inhibited. Finally, B-HT 920 displayed inhibitory activity towards adrenocorticotropin hormone-induced excessive grooming. On the basis of these effects, the role of D2 receptor subtypes in the modulation of grooming is discussed.[1]

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  1. Suppressive effect of the dopamine D2 receptor agonist B-HT 920 on rat grooming. Ferrari, F., Pelloni, F., Giuliani, D. Eur. J. Pharmacol. (1992) [Pubmed]
 
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