ADRENERGIC-RECEPTORS IN PARKINSONS-DISEASE
ADRENERGIC-RECEPTORS IN PARKINSONS-DISEASE
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(84)90117-3
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
AGID, Y
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作者:
CASH, R;RUBERG, M;AGID, Y
.alpha.1, .alpha.2, .beta.1 and .beta.2 Adrenergic receptors were measured in the pre-frontal cortex of parkinsonian patients post-mortem. The number of .beta.2 receptors was the same in control and parkinsonian subjects. .alpha.1 and .beta.1 Receptors increased in number, particularly in demented parkinsonian patients, while .alpha.2 receptors decreased. The affinity constants were unchanged. The modifications seem to be related to lesion of the noradrenergic pathway from the locus coeruleus to the cortex. The relationship between this lesion and the symptoms of dementia and depression in parkinsonian patients is discussed.