Effect of intracisternal 6-hydroxydopamine on seizure susceptibility in rats

Browning, RA; Maynert, EW

HERO ID

5383137

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1978

Language

English

PMID

679982

HERO ID 5383137
In Press No
Year 1978
Title Effect of intracisternal 6-hydroxydopamine on seizure susceptibility in rats
Authors Browning, RA; Maynert, EW
Journal European Journal of Pharmacology
Volume 50
Issue 2
Page Numbers 97-101
Abstract Rats with 60--70% deficits in brain catecholamines produced by the intracisternal injection of 6-hydroxydopamine were examined by 3 tests of seizure susceptibility. In all procedures (minimal and maximal electroshock and flurothyl convulsions) evidence for increased sensitivity to seizures was obtained. All the animals displayed normal rectal temperature at the times of seizure testing and normal blood chemistry at approximately the time of the third seizure test. These observations strengthen the widely held hypothesis that brain catecholaminergic neurons play a fundamental role in governing sensitivity to convulsions.
Doi 10.1016/0014-2999(78)90003-1
Pmid 679982
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