| Literature DB >> 1486494 |
A J Eisch1, M Gaffney, F B Weihmuller, S J O'Dell, J F Marshall.
Abstract
Methamphetamine (m-AMPH) or saline was repeatedly administered to rats. One week later, the caudate-putamen of the m-AMPH-treated rats revealed a decrease in both [3H]mazindol-labeled dopamine uptake sites and tissue dopamine content. Moreover, the resulting pattern of decline in these measures was regionally heterogeneous. The ventral caudate-putamen displayed the greatest decrease in both [3H]mazindol binding and dopamine content while the neighboring nucleus accumbens and the dorsal caudate-putamen remained relatively intact. These results indicate a regional difference in the susceptibility of striatal dopaminergic terminals to the neurotoxic effects of methamphetamine.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1486494 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(92)90201-j
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252