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The influence of yohimbine injected into the lateral cerebral ventricle on the behaviour of white Wistar rats was investigated. Yohimbine in low doses (1–5 Μg) produced excitatory effects but in high doses (20–100 Μg) it induced central depression.
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żebrowska-łupina, I., Kleinrok, Z. Behavioural effects of yohimbine administered intraventricularly in the rat. Psychopharmacologia 33, 267–275 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00423061
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