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While previous work has shown that peripherally administered serotonin and imipramine attenuate tonic immobility in chickens, in the present study intraventricular application of these compounds served to prolong the reaction. The data were discussed in terms of an inverse relationship between raphe electrical activity and the duration of tonic immobility in chickens.
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Harston, C.T., Sibley, D.H., Gallup, G.G. et al. Effects of intraventricular injections of imipramine and 5-hydroxytryptamine on tonic immobility in chickens. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 8, 403–405 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335181
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