Melatonin and Abnormal Movements Induced by L-Dopa in Mice
- 30 July 1971
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 173 (3995) , 450-452
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.173.3995.450
Abstract
Melatonin has blocked adventitious movements induced by L-dopa in intact mice. It has reversed the adventitious turning to the right, and it has induced running to the left in mice receiving L-dopa after a lesion in the right caudate nucleus.Keywords
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