AN OBSERVATIONAL METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING THE BEHAVIORAL-EFFECTS OF DOPAMINE AGONISTS - CONTRASTING EFFECTS OF D-AMPHETAMINE AND APOMORPHINE
AN OBSERVATIONAL METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING THE BEHAVIORAL-EFFECTS OF DOPAMINE AGONISTS - CONTRASTING EFFECTS OF D-AMPHETAMINE AND APOMORPHINE
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00433091
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
IVERSEN, SD
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作者:
FRAY, PJ;SAHAKIAN, BJ;IVERSEN, SD
A novel means of measuring and analyzing behavioral effects of dopamine agonists is described and illustrated by a comparison of the effects of d-amphetamine and apomorphine in the rat. d-Amphetamine (0-15 mg/kg i.p.) produced significant dose- and time-dependent changes in responses such as locomotion, rearing and sniffing, but not in licking or gnawing. Apomorphine (0-5 mg/kg s.c.) produced significant increases in licking and gnawing, and in locomotion and sniffing, but no changes in rearing. The results are discussed in comparison with those obtained by other methods, such as photocell beam interruptions or stereotypy rating scales and may be of importance in elucidating the functions of the forebrain dopamine projections.