| Literature DB >> 2105097 |
F Okada1, T J Crow, G W Roberts.
Abstract
We detected the existence of Gi (the inhibitory G-protein) or Go (a similar G-protein of unknown function) in the striatum of control and schizophrenic brains utilizing pertussis toxin-catalyzed ADP ribosylation. The level of Gi/Go was significantly decreased by 42% in the putamen of the left hemisphere in schizophrenics; caudate head and globus pallidus levels were unchanged. Decreased Gi or Go may underlie enhanced dopamine function in the schizophrenic brain.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2105097 DOI: 10.1007/bf01245133
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm Gen Sect