Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Effects of rubral microinjections of muscimol and bicuculline in a genetic animal model of paroxysmal dystonia.
- Journal:
- Brain research
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Hamann, Melanie & Richter, Angelika
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology · Germany
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
Previous studies suggested that GABAergic dysfunctions within the red nucleus are involved in stress-inducible paroxysmal dystonia of the dt(sz) mutant hamster. In the present study, rubral microinjections of the GABAA receptor agonist muscimol exerted only moderate antidystonic effects and the antagonist bicuculline failed to show significant effects on the severity of dystonia. These data indicate that disturbed rubral GABAergic inhibition is not important for the manifestation of dystonia in the dt(sz) mutant.
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