Haloperidol does not produce dopamine cell depolarization-block in paralyzed, unanesthetized rats

Brain Research

Volumn 783, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 127-132

  Melis, Miriam ^a   Mereu, Giampaolo ^a   Lilliu, Vanessa ^a   Quartu, Marina ^a   Diana, Marco ^b   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chloral hydrate; Chronic haloperidol; D tubocurarine; Depolarization block; Dopamine neuron; Gallamine; Succinylcholine

Indexed keywords

CHLORAL HYDRATE; GALLAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG EFFECT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHLORAL HYDRATE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; GALLAMINE TRIETHIODIDE; HALOPERIDOL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PARALYSIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; TUBOCURARINE;

EID: 0031952359     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01316-4     Document Type: Article

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