SENSITIVITY CHANGES TO DOPAMINERGIC AGENTS IN FINE MOTOR CONTROL OF RHESUS-MONKEYS AFTER REPEATED METHAMPHETAMINE ADMINISTRATION
SENSITIVITY CHANGES TO DOPAMINERGIC AGENTS IN FINE MOTOR CONTROL OF RHESUS-MONKEYS AFTER REPEATED METHAMPHETAMINE ADMINISTRATION
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DOI:
10.1016/0091-3057(85)90522-2
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
SCHUSTER, CR
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作者:
ANDO, K;JOHANSON, CE;SCHUSTER, CR
Long-term behavioral and neurochemical effects of repeated methamphetamine (MA) administration were investigated in rhesus monkeys trained to perform a fine motor task requiring control of exerted force for a specified time. Rhesus monkeys were trained to extend their arms into a tube to press a lever with a force between 25-40 g for 5 s, in order to receive 1.5 ml of water. The effects of i.m. administration of MA, apomorphine (APO) and haloperidol (HAL) on responding were compared before and after a 2-wk period of repeated MA administration. During this period, MA was given in 4 divided doses starting at a total daily dose of 4 mg/kg per day and increasing to 40 mg/kg per day. Tolerance to MA, increased sensitivity to HAL and no consistent sensitivity change to APO were observed when dose-response functions were redetermined starting 1 mo. after the repeated MA administration. One month after these determinations were completed, the brains of the monkeys were analyzed for changes in monoamines. Significant depletions of dopamine in the caudate nucleus and of serotonin in the frontal cortex were seen. The sensitivity changes to the drugs on performance were apparently related to the dopamine depletion.