Cerebrovascular response to infused 5-hydroxytryptamine in the baboon: Part 2. 5-hydroxytryptamine infusion in estrogen and progesterone treated animals

David A. Mendelow, B. H. Phil, T. A. McCalden, C. Rosendorff

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Abstract

The effect of intracarotid infusion of 5- hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on cerebral blood flow was studied in five female baboons 7 days after intramuscular injection of slow release estrogen and progesterone. The control values for total cerebral blood flow, grey matter flow, and white matter flow were 38.9,57.5 and 11.0 ml/min/100 gm of tissue respectively. There was a statistically significant decrease in total, grey and white matter blood flow during infusion of 5-HT at dosages ranging from 0.5 to 10.0 Mg/kg/min. The study indicates that in female baboons pretreated with estrogen and progesterone, intracarotid infusion of 5-HT produces a dose dependent decrease in cerebral blood flow, which did not occur in control animals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)326-328
Number of pages3
JournalStroke
Volume8
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1977
Externally publishedYes

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