| Literature DB >> 347574 |
C A Tamminga, M H Schaffer, R C Smith, J M Davis.
Abstract
Eighteen chronic schizophrenic patients received subcutaneous doses of apomorphine, a dopamine receptor agonist, and of placebo in separate trials. A significant improvement in psychotic symptoms occurred after apomorphine compared to placebo. The results are interpreted as a consequence of presynaptic dopamine receptor activation by apomorphine with a subsequent decrease in dopamine-mediated neural transmission.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 347574 DOI: 10.1126/science.347574
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728