| Literature DB >> 6436840 |
G R Breese, A A Baumeister, T J McCown, S G Emerick, G D Frye, R A Mueller.
Abstract
Neonatal-6-OHDA treated rats given L-DOPA after a decarboxylase inhibitor showed a high incidence of self-mutilation behavior (SMB) and self-biting. These behaviors were not observed in adult-6-OHDA-treated rats or in controls. Since inhibition of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase did not prevent or inhibit the SMB exhibited in neonatal-6-OHDA-treated rats after L-DOPA, norepinephrine is not likely to be contributing to this response. The age dependent effects observed are consistent with the hypothesis that neonatal reduction of dopamine-containing fibers is responsible for the SMB susceptibility observed in Lesch-Nyhan disease, making the neonatal-6-OHDA-treated rat a model of this neurological syndrome.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6436840 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-3057(84)80110-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pharmacol Biochem Behav ISSN: 0091-3057 Impact factor: 3.533