Differential effects of D1 and D2 agonists in MPTP-treated primates: functional implications for Parkinson's disease.

Administration of the indirect agonist L-dopa, the nonselective direct agonist apomorphine, or the selective D2 agonist (+)-PHNO, reversed parkinsonism and induced locomotor activation in MPTP-treated squirrel monkeys. In contrast, administration of the selective partial D1 agonist SKF38393 did not...

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Main Authors: Boyce, S, Rupniak, N, Steventon, M, Iversen, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1990