Pilocarpine-induced purposeless chewing behaviour in rats was partially antagonised by pretreatment with reserpine, tetrabenazine or p-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA). In contrast, pretreatment with alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine (AMPT) had no effect on pilocarpine-induced chewing. These data suggest that enhancement of purposeless chewing by pilocarpine is dependent, in part, on intact central stores of 5-HT.
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