[Effects of new amino acid derivates of dopamine on anxiety-like behavior].

This study was aimed at a comparative analysis of the effects of new amino acid derivatives of dopamine (IEM-2111, IEM-21122, IEM-2123, IEM-2126) on anxiety-like behavior in rats. The behavioral effects of the dopamine-like substances were evaluated under conditions of acute and chronic experiments. In acute experiment, a single dose of substances was administered 45 min prior to the behavioral testing of animals.

Development of laboratory rats receiving silver-enriched ration for a long time.

We studied the effect of silver ions on the status and metabolism of copper in rats receiving Ag-diet from the first day of life and for 6 months. The effect of silver ions on copper metabolism was assessed by body weight, relative weight of organs (body weight/organ weight), oxidase activity, content of immunoreactive ceruloplasmin and copper concentration in blood serum, by the expression of copper-transporting protein genes in the liver, and copper and silver distribution in liver and brain cells. Brain functions were evaluated by open-field behavior and passive avoidance conditioning.

[Structural and functional organization of the cerebral dopaminergic system].

The structural and functional organization of the cerebral dopaminergic system is considered. The synthesis of dopamine, distribution of dopaminergic structures, structure and classification of dopamin receptors in the brain, and functions of dopamine are discussed. Dopamin among the main catecholamine neurotransmitters participating in the control of locomotor activity, cognition, emotion, positive reinforcement, food intake, and endocrine regulation.