| Literature DB >> 3083462 |
G C Wagner, M F Jarvis, J G Rubin.
Abstract
The behavioral and neurochemical consequences of the intrastriatal administration of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+), the toxic metabolite of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), were evaluated using the shuttlebox avoidance paradigm. MPP+ caused a significant depletion of striatal dopamine and significant disruption of shuttlebox performance. L-Dopa administration reversed both the dopamine depletion and the behavioral deficits. These observations are discussed in reference to the rodent-MPTP model of Parkinson's disease.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3083462 DOI: 10.1007/bf00180846
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychopharmacology (Berl) ISSN: 0033-3158 Impact factor: 4.530