Opioid receptor function in social attachment in young domestic fowl
Abstract
Opioid systems are implicated in social attachment processes. This research sought to determine the functional contribution of each opioid receptor in modulating social attachment/separation distress. Following ICV administration of opiate probes, 7-day-old cockerels were isolated from conspecifics for a 3 min test period under either a mirror or no-mirror condition. Vocalizations served as the measure of separation-stress. Opioid receptor probes included: the mu agonist DAMGO (0.02, 0.19, 1.95 nmol), the mu antagonist CTOP (0.009, 0.09, 0.9 nmol), the delta agonist SNC80 (0.3, 1.0, 3.0 micromol), the delta antagonist naltrindole (0.2, 2.2, 22.2 nmol), the kappa agonist U50, 488 (1, 30, 100 nmol), the kappa antagonist norBNI (1.3, 13.6, 136.1 nmol), the NOP agonist N/OFQ (0.01, 0.1, 1.0 nmol), and the NOP antagonist UFP-101 (0.1, 1.0, 10.0 nmol). DAMGO attenuated separation distress vocalizations. No other drug probe enhanced or attenuated distress vocalizations. Further, the non-selective opiate antagonist naloxone (0.3, 8.3, 27.5 nmol) did not exacerbate distress vocalizations. These results suggest that only the mu receptor modulates social attachment in young domestic fowl.
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- Authors
- Warnick, J. E., McCurdy, C. R., & Sufka, K. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Mississippi (US)
- Corresponding author
- Sufka, Kenneth J.
- Venue
- Behavioural Brain Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2005-05
- Volume
- 160
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 277-285
- ISSN
- 0166-4328 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2089387615
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 0.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Behavioural Brain Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Keywords
- opioid receptors, social attachment, separation distress, chickens, cockerels, mu-opioid receptor, DAMGO, CTOP, delta opioid receptor, kappa opioid receptor, NOP receptor, vocalizations, neonatal chicks, naloxone
- MeSH terms
- Analgesics, Opioid, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Behavior, Animal, Chickens, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Narcotic Antagonists, Receptors, Opioid, Social Behavior, Vocalization, Animal
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