“The most typical signs (stretchings, yawnings, penile erections, excessive grooming) of … behavioral syndrome induced in rats by the in-tracerebroventricular administration of ACTH — (1-24) (4 μg/rat) were dose-dependently antagonized … the intraperitoneal injection of the selective Ca++ channel inhibitor, nicardipine (dose range: 0.1–1 mg/kg).”