PlumX Metrics
Embed PlumX Metrics

Proposed animal model of severe Parkinson's disease: Neonatal 6-hydroxydopamine lesion of dopaminergic innervation of striatum

Journal of Neural Transmission, Supplement, ISSN: 0303-6995, Issue: 70, Page: 277-279
2006
  • 25
    Citations
  • 2
    Usage
  • 9
    Captures
  • 0
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
Metric Options:   Counts1 Year3 Year

Metrics Details

Conference Paper Description

Rats lesioned shortly after birth with 6-hydroxydopamine are posed as a near-ideal model of severe Parkinson's disease, because of the non-lethality of the procedure, near-total destruction of nigrostriatal dopaminergic fibers, near-total dopamine (DA)-denervation of striatum, reproducibility of effect, and relative absence of overt behavioral effects - there is no aphasia, no adipsia, and no change in motor activity. In vivo microdialysis findings reinforce the utility of the animal model, clearly demonstrating L-DOPA beneficial actions without an increase in hydroxyl radical production. © Springer-Verlag 2006.

Provide Feedback

Have ideas for a new metric? Would you like to see something else here?Let us know