Abstract
The effects of sigma receptor antagonists on phencyclidine (PCP)-induced increase in the extracellular acetylcholine (ACh) level in the rat parietal cortex were examined in freely-moving rats by using the in vive brain microdialysis method. PCP increased the extracellular ACh level in a dose- dependent manner. The effect of PCP was diminished by the pretreatment with sigma receptor antagonists, N,N-dipropyl-2-[4-methoxy-3-(2-phenylethoxy) phenyl]-ethylamine monohydrochloride (NE-100). These results suggest that PCP-induced increase in the extracellular ACh level in the rat parietal cortex is partly mediated by sigma receptors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 97-103 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Research Communications in Alcohol and Substances of Abuse |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Toxicology