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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Main Authors: Mohammed Emamussalehin Choudhury, Takashi Moritoyo, Hayato Yabe, Noriko Nishikawa, Masahiro Nagai, Madoka Kubo, Seiji Matsuda, Masahiro Nomoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319308412