Effects of flunarizine on dopamine dependent behaviours in rats.
Indian J Med Sci
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1999 Feb; 53(2): 43-8
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ABSTRACT
1. Radio-ligand binding study has demonstrated that flunarizine has a high affinity for the rat striatal D 2 dopamine (DA) receptors. 2. In the present behavioural study conducted in rats it was observed that flunarizine, unlike the postsynaptic striatal D 2 DA receptor agonist apomorphine, did not induce stereotyped behaviour (SB) in rats. This indicates that flunarizine does not act as an agonist at the postsynaptic striatal D 2 DA receptors. 3. Flunarizine however, like the postsynaptic striatal D 2 DA receptor antagonist haloperiodal, inhibited the conditioned avoidance response, induced catalepsy and antagonized the SB induced by the DA agonists apomorphine and methamphetamine. 4. Our findings indicate that flunarizine acts as a postsynaptic striatal D 2 DA receptor antagonist.
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Ratas
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Conducta Estereotipada
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Reacción de Prevención
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Conducta Animal
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Masculino
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Bloqueadores de los Canales de Calcio
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Flunarizina
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Apomorfina
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Dopamina
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Catalepsia
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Indian J Med Sci
Año:
1999
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