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Effects of blinding and pinealectomy on regional brain monoamine concentrations

Abstract

The effects of blinding with or without pineal ablation on brain monoamine levels were studied in male rats. Brain dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), epinephrine (E), and serotonin (5-HT) were measured by radioenzymatic assays. Four weeks following pinealectomy, E levels were significantly enhanced in the frontal cortex. Chronic blinding decreased striatal DA levels and increased striatal 5-HT levels in both sham-operated and pinealectomized …

Authors

Niles LP; Brown GM; Mishra RK

Journal

Journal of Neuroscience Research, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 53–60

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

January 1983

DOI

10.1002/jnr.490100107

ISSN

0360-4012