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Age-related changes of muscimol binding in the substantia nigra

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Abstract

Receptor binding studies of the substantia nigra (SN) and cerebellum revealed two affinity sites for muscimol binding in the SN and cerebellum of adult and 16-day-old rats. Scatchard analysis revealed a paucity of high-affinity muscimol receptors in the SN of 16-day-old rat pups. These results suggest that the lack of anticonvulsant action of muscimol in the SN of 16-day-old rat pups may be due to the paucity of high-affinity muscimol receptors as compared to adult rats.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)305-308
Number of pages4
JournalDevelopmental Brain Research
Volume43
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 1988

Keywords

  • Animal, newborn
  • Muscimol
  • Rat
  • Substantia nigra
  • γ-Aminobutyric acid receptor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Developmental Biology

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