ATTENUATION OF THE GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE-INDUCED INCREASE IN DOPA ACCUMULATION BY CHRONIC ETHANOL ADMINISTRATION

被引:13
作者
LILJEQUIST, S
ENGEL, J
机构
[1] Department of Pharmacology, University of Göteborg
关键词
γ-butyrolactone; apomorphine; central dopamine neurons; Chronic ethanol;
D O I
10.1007/BF01250785
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The effect of γ-butyrolactone (GBL) on the accumulation of dopa after inhibition of aromatic amino acid decarboxylase was studied in rats following chronic treatment with ethanol. The GBL-induced dopa accumulation was significantly decreased in ethanol-treated rats. With the increased duration of the ethanol treatment this effect appears to be more marked in the limbic forebrain. It is suggested that chronic ethanol treatment may produce a decreased sensitivity of central GABA receptors. © 1979 Springer-Verlag.
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页码:195 / 204
页数:10
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