| Literature DB >> 6116205 |
S Levine, E Bonilla, S Ryder, M Salazar, P Rangel.
Abstract
In rats inoculated with the Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE) virus, a significant decrease was found in the tyrosine hydroxylase activity of neostriatum, midbrain, and hypothalamus during the acute phase of the infection. In animals that survived the acute infection, we observed no changes in the enzymatic activity in the same regions studied. Our findings suggest a vulnerability of the dopaminergic and noradrenergic pathways to the infection produced by VEE virus.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6116205 DOI: 10.1007/bf00963885
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurochem Res ISSN: 0364-3190 Impact factor: 3.996