High but not low ECS stimulus intensity augments apomorphine-stimulated dopamine postsynaptic receptor functioning in rats

Journal of ECT

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 80-83

  Andrade, Chittaranjan ^a   Srinivasamurthy, Gurunath M ^a   Vishwasenani, A ^a   Prakash, G Sai ^a   Srihari, B S ^a   Chandra, J Suresh ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Apomorphine; Dopamine receptors; Electrical dose; Electroconvulsive shock; Electroconvulsive therapy; Rats; Seizure duration

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; MALE; MOTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; APOMORPHINE; BRAIN; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RECEPTORS, OPIOID;

EID: 0036038355     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200206000-00003     Document Type: Article

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