Effect of L-dopa alone and with benserazide on the spontaneous activity of striatal neurones in normal and 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 331-337

  Chang, W Y ^a   Webster, R A ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

6 Hydroxydopamine lesion; Extracellular single unit recording; L Dopa methylester; Spontaneous activity; Striatal neurone

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; BENSERAZIDE; DOPA DECARBOXYLASE INHIBITOR; LEVODOPA; OXIDOPAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG MECHANISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030893264     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701133     Document Type: Article

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