D(3) dopamine receptors are down-regulated in amphetamine sensitized rats and their putative antagonists modulate the locomotor sensitization to amphetamine. [electronic resource]
- Brain research May 2003
- 159-67 p. digital
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0006-8993
10.1016/s0006-8993(03)02522-8 doi
Amphetamine--antagonists & inhibitors Animals Behavior, Animal Binding, Competitive Biphenyl Compounds--pharmacology Central Nervous System Stimulants--antagonists & inhibitors Dopamine Agonists--pharmacokinetics Dopamine Antagonists--pharmacology Down-Regulation--drug effects Drug Interactions Indans--pharmacology Male Motor Activity--drug effects Piperazines--pharmacology RNA, Messenger--biosynthesis RNA, Ribosomal, 18S--drug effects Random Allocation Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Receptors, Dopamine D2--drug effects Receptors, Dopamine D3 Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods Tetrahydronaphthalenes--pharmacokinetics Time Factors Tritium--pharmacokinetics