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Cholinergic mechanism in the drinking behavior and c-fos expression in brain induced by subfornical organ stimulation in rats

Li Xuping, Li Jinhua, Zhou Xiaoou, Xu Zhice, Jiang Xinghong

Department of Physiology,Medical School,Suzhou University.Suzhou 215007,Jiangsu

Abstract

Intracerebroventricular injection of atropine partly blocked the SFO stimulation-induced drinking behavior and the Fos protein expression in the brain, suggesting that an M-cholinergic mechanism may be involved.

Key words: Subfornical organ(SFO);Drinking behavior;C- fos;Atropine

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Li Xuping, Li Jinhua, Zhou Xiaoou, Xu Zhice, Jiang Xinghong. Cholinergic mechanism in the drinking behavior and c-fos expression in brain induced by subfornical organ stimulation in rats. Acta Physiol Sin 2001; 53 (2): (in Chinese with English abstract).