| Literature DB >> 11177250 |
V P Chekhonin1, V P Baklaushev, B M Kogan, E A Savchenko, S V Lebedev, I V Man'kovskaya, T S Filatova, I U Yusupova, T B Dmitrieva.
Abstract
The content of catecholamines and their metabolites in the brain and the relationship between cerebral catecholamine levels and their urinary excretion were studied in rats with 6-OHDA-induced hemiparkinsonism. 6-OHDA reduced brain concentrations of dopamine, DOPAC, and homovanilic acid and urinary excretion of dopamine, dioxyphenilalanine, and DOPAC by more than 90%. A positive correlation was found between the concentrations of these metabolites in the urine and striatum. Measurement of urinary catecholamines and their metabolites is a perspective test for evaluating the status of the dopaminergic nigrosostriate system of the brain in experimental parkinsonism.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11177250 DOI: 10.1007/bf02766101
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bull Exp Biol Med ISSN: 0007-4888 Impact factor: 0.804