Inhibition of the dopamine system in rat amygdala attenuates the picrotoxin-induced locomoter hyperactivity and hypertension

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 284-288

  Chang, C K ^a   Wang, N L ^a   Lin, M T ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Dopamine; Haloperidol; Hypertension; Locomotion hyperactivity; Picrotoxin

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; KAINIC ACID; PICROTOXIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTRODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERTENSION; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; STIMULATION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPERKINESIS; HYPERTENSION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PICROTOXIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 3042583483     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2004.03994.x     Document Type: Article

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