MANGANESE-INDUCED BEHAVIORAL DYSFUNCTION AND ITS NEUROCHEMICAL MECHANISM IN GROWING MICE
MANGANESE-INDUCED BEHAVIORAL DYSFUNCTION AND ITS NEUROCHEMICAL MECHANISM IN GROWING MICE
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1471-4159.1979.tb05267.x
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
SAXENA, DK
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作者:
CHANDRA, SV;SHUKLA, GS;SAXENA, DK
Suckling mice were exposed to Mn from birth indirectly through their mothers and then directly through drinking water after weaning. The growth and development of these mice and their age-matched controls were almost identical. Motor activity of offspring measured at 30 day intervals showed a significant increase at 60 and 90 days in Mn-treated mice compared to controls. Increased motor activity was associated with significant elevation in the levels of dopamine and norepinephrine in the corpus striatum of treated mice. The levels of striatal tyrosine, homovanillic acid and Mn were also significantly increased in mice after Mn exposure. An animal model of early Mg poisoning was developed with a possible role of striatal amines in the production of behavioral dysfunction in the treated mice. Implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the manifestations of the psychiatric phase of early industrial Mn poisoning in man.