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. 1988 May 31;450(1-2):403-7.
doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(88)91584-3.

Quinolinic acid lesions of rat striatum abolish D1- and D2-dopamine receptor-mediated catalepsy

S F Calderon  1 , P R Sanberg, A B Norman
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Quinolinic acid lesions of rat striatum abolish D1- and D2-dopamine receptor-mediated catalepsy

S F Calderon et al. Brain Res. .

Abstract

The selective D1-dopamine receptor antagonist SCH23390 and the more D2-selective antagonist haloperidol produced marked catalepsy in rats. The novel excitotoxin quinolinic acid (QA) selectively destroys striatal neurons when injected directly into the striatum. Bilateral QA lesions of the rat striatum (150 nmol and 225 nmol per side) abolished the cataleptic response to both SCH23390 and haloperidol. These data indicate that the D1- and/or D2-dopamine receptors which mediate the cataleptic response are restricted to QA-sensitive neurons in the rat striatum.

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