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. 1984 Jun;23(6):711-3.
doi: 10.1016/0028-3908(84)90170-9.

Effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine on neostriatal dopamine in mice

R E Heikkila, F S Cabbat, L Manzino, R C Duvoisin

Effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine on neostriatal dopamine in mice

R E Heikkila et al. Neuropharmacology. 1984 Jun.

Abstract

1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) causes a destruction of the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway in humans as well as in monkeys. However, it has been reported that MPTP is inert in several small animal species. We now report that MPTP, given to mice at 30 mg/kg intraperitoneally, causes severe and long-lasting depletions of dopamine and its major metabolites dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA) in the neostriatum.

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