Theophylline-induced grooming: Possible indirect dopaminergic mechanism

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 306, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 1-4

  Zarrindast, Mohammad Reza ^a   Sharifzadeh, Mohammad ^a   Sadeghi, Amir Ismael ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

dopamine receptor antagonist; grooming; rat; theophylline

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; ADENOSINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; RESERPINE; SULPIRIDE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; GROOMING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030582106     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00117-3     Document Type: Article

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