Interrelationships between plasma homovanillic acid and indices of dopamine turnover in multiple brain areas during haloperidol and saline administration

John G. Csernansky*, Deborah E. Barnes, Elisabeth P. Bellows, Leon Lombrozo

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Abstract

Haloperidol or saline was administered to rats daily for 1, 8, 15 or 22 days. During haloperidol, but not saline administration, changes in plasma homovanillic acid (HVA) concentrations were correlated with changes in nucleus accumbens HVA. Haloperidol administration also had a significant effect on the intercorrelation of dopamine (DA) concentrations and indices of DA turnover across multiple brain areas. In particular, intercorrelations of HVA concentrations among DA terminal brain areas (i.e. striatum, nucleus accumbens, and olfactory tubercle) occurred only during haloperidol treatment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)707-713
Number of pages7
JournalLife Sciences
Volume46
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)

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