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A study is made of the effect of thymoptin, a preparation containing a complex of acid peptides from the thymus, on the behavior of experimental animals. It is found that in a dose of 400 μg/kg the preparation enhances motor activity, raises the body temperature, augments pain sensitivity, stimulates behavior in the open field test, and facilitates learning and memory processes.
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Translated fromByulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 121 No 3, pp. 285–287, March, 1996
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Burov, Y.V., Robakidze, T.N., Sukhanova, S.A. et al. Effect of thymoptin on the behavior of experimental animals. Bull Exp Biol Med 121, 262–264 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02446764
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