Zonisamide Attenuates MPTP Neurotoxicity in Marmosets
Abstract.: MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) induces parkinsonism in humans and animals. The effects of zonisamide on dopamine neurons were studied in MPTP-treated common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Groups of animals (n = 3) were treated with MPTP (2.5 mg/kg, every 24 h × 3); M...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Pharmacological Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319308412 |