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  • Title: The effect of imipramine on predatory behavior and locomotor activity in cats.
    Author: Zagrodzka J, Kubiak P, Jurkowski T, Fonberg E.
    Journal: Acta Neurobiol Exp (Wars); 1987; 47(4):123-35. PubMed ID: 3442267.
    Abstract:
    The behavior toward mouse was studied under and after chronic imipramine treatment in two groups of cats - non-killers and killers. Imiprarnine facilitated predatory behavior in the non-killers but not in the killers, which is in contrast to results obtained on rats. Imipramine produced a marked decrease of locomotor activity of non-killers tested in open field. The inhibition of locomotion did not interfere with the occurrence of killing behavior. It was concluded that imipramine selectively facilitates the neurophysiological mechanism of predatory behavior, which in cats might be connected with the reward system.
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