Abstract
The effects of combined denervation and chronic haloperidol treatment on neostriatal D-2 receptor density were examined, and a lack of additivity was found. In the first experiment, haloperidol treatment for 14 days initiated on day 4 after the unilateral intracerebral injection of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) abolished the lesion-induced asymmetry of [3H]spiroperidol binding by elevating the density of sites in the intact striatum. These results were replicated in the second experiment, in which the drug treatment was begun 4-5 weeks after 6-OHDA. In both experiments the apomorphine-induced rotation did not differ significantly between lesioned rats treated with haloperidol or its vehicle.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 77-83 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 20 1984 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- [H]spiroperidol
- denervation
- dopamine receptors
- haloperidol
- neostriatum
- rat
- receptor proliferation
- supersensitivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)