IS PROLACTIN RELATED TO ACTIVITY AND EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY IN RATS

Citation
Ma. Marticarbonell et al., IS PROLACTIN RELATED TO ACTIVITY AND EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY IN RATS, Physiology & behavior, 53(4), 1993, pp. 827-829
Citations number
19
Journal title
ISSN journal
00319384
Volume
53
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
827 - 829
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9384(1993)53:4<827:IPRTAA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Recent studies have shown different relationships between hormones and personality in humans, including a relationship between prolactin lev els and impulsivity. The aim of the present work was to study the rela tionships between basal levels of prolactin and some measures of activ ity and emotional reactivity in rats. One of the most consistent resul ts showed a negative correlation between basal prolactin levels and ac tivity. This finding is in line with the serotonergic theories of impu lsive behavior and with the effects of dopamine upon activity.