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A biochemical and morphological study of the altered growth pattern of central catecholamine neurons following 6-hydroxydopamine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  626876     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In this study the effect of administering 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) intracisternally on brain catecholamine content and fluorescence patterns of cerebellar processes was examined. It was found that intracisternal injection of 6-OHDA resulted in widely diverging effects depending upon the dose of 6-OHDA, age of the animal upon injection and the length of the post injection interval. Small doses of 6-OHDA (3 and 10 microgram) selectively depleted telencephalic and upper brain stem NE while larger doses of 6-OHDA (30 and 100 microgram) infringed on dopaminergic as well as noradrenergic neurons. In addition, the lower doses of 6-OHDA, but not the higher ones, led to an approximately two-fold accumulation of NE in the lower brain stem and cerebellum. Morphological observations suggested that the cerebellar norepinephrine accumulation after 10 microgram 6-OHDA was attributable primarily to an invasion of noradrenergic processes into the cerebellum.
Authors:
R J Konkol; E G Bendeich; G R Breese
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain research     Volume:  140     ISSN:  0006-8993     ISO Abbreviation:  Brain Res.     Publication Date:  1978 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1978-04-26     Completed Date:  1978-04-26     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0045503     Medline TA:  Brain Res     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  125-35     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Age Factors
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Brain / drug effects*
Brain Stem / drug effects
Catecholamines / metabolism*
Cerebellum / drug effects
Dopamine / metabolism
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Hippocampus / drug effects
Hydroxydopamines / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Hypothalamus / drug effects
Male
Norepinephrine / metabolism
Rats
Telencephalon / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Catecholamines; 0/Hydroxydopamines; 51-41-2/Norepinephrine

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