| Literature DB >> 2899427 |
M S Alam1, R Husain, S P Srivastava, P K Seth.
Abstract
Exposure to DBTL (20, 40 or 80 mg/kg body weight) caused a decrease in levels of noradrenaline (NA), dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) at all treatment levels. Hypothalamus and frontal cortex appeared to be most affected, since levels of all the three amines examined showed changes in these areas. Maximum decrease of DA was found in corpus striatum, NA in pons medulla and of 5-HT in frontal cortex. These animals also showed a decrease in spontaneous locomotor activity and learning at all the doses. The data indicates involvement of hypothalamus and frontal cortical regions of the brain in the neurotoxicity of DBTL.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2899427 DOI: 10.1007/bf00334618
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Toxicol ISSN: 0340-5761 Impact factor: 5.153