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. 1999;94(1):323-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0306-4522(99)00255-9.

Influence of food restriction on dopamine receptor densities, catecholamine concentrations and dopamine turnover in chicken brain

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Influence of food restriction on dopamine receptor densities, catecholamine concentrations and dopamine turnover in chicken brain

L Kostál et al. Neuroscience. 1999.

Abstract

To investigate further a putative role of dopamine in control of food restriction-induced behavioural stereotypies, chickens were fed during rearing on either a daily restricted ration recommended by a breeding company, twice the recommended restricted ration, or ad libitum food. They were killed at 60 days of age and their excised brains were dissected into six regions and homogenized. Densities of dopamine D1 and D2 receptors were assessed, after first estimating binding parameters for [3H]SCH 23390 (D1) and [3H]spiperone (D2) in chicken brain homogenates. Specific binding of both ligands was highest in basal telencephalon. Concentrations of dopamine and its metabolites 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and homovanillic acid were also highest in basal telencephalon, whereas noradrenaline and adrenaline levels were highest in diencephalon. Dopamine concentration in basal telencephalon and noradrenaline concentration in diencephalon were increased significantly in response to food restriction, but no effect of feeding treatment was found in dopamine turnover, adrenaline levels, or D1 and D2 receptor densities in any brain region studied. The observed changes in brain catecholamine levels are consistent with roles for dopaminergic and adrenergic mechanisms in the control of food restriction-induced behavioural stereotypies in chickens.

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