Extracellular release of acetylcholine, noradrenaline and serotonin increases in the cerebral cortex during walking in conscious rats
Neuroscience LettersPublished 1 October 1993
Mieko Kurosawa, Kaoru Okada, Akio Sato, Sae Uchida
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It is suggested that the increased release of ACh in the cerebral cortex may contribute at least partly to the increases in the cortical cortical blood flow during walking.
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The effect of walking on the extracellular release of acetylcholine (ACh), noradrenaline (NA) and serotonin (5-HT) in the parietal lobe of the cerebral cortex was examined in conscious rats using the microdialysis technique. Walking at the speed of 2.3 m/min for 5 min produced significant increases in ACh, NA and 5-HT release in the cerebral cortical extracellular space. The increase in ACh release was the most prominent among the transmitters examined. It is suggested that the increased release of ACh in the cerebral cortex may contribute at least partly to the increases in the cerebral cortical blood flow during walking.
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