Enhanced responses to muscarine in rats treated chronically with atropine.
Herman Zs, J. Słomińska-Żurek
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Herman Zs, J. Słomińska-Żurek
Abstract
Rats were treated for 14 or 30 days with 10 mg/kg sc atropine (AT) daily. 24 h after the last dose of At, 50 micrograms of muscarine (MU) was injected intracerebroventricularly (ivtr.). Long-term atropinization enhanced the behavior induced by MU. These data support our previous suggestion that chronic blockade of central muscarinic receptors induces their hypersensitivity.
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Rats were treated for 14 or 30 days with 10 mg/kg sc atropine (AT) daily. 24 h after the last dose of At, 50 micrograms of muscarine (MU) was injected intracerebroventricularly (ivtr.). Long-term atropinization enhanced the behavior induced by MU. These data support our previous suggestion that chronic blockade of central muscarinic receptors induces their hypersensitivity.
Key concepts: Muscarine, Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor, Atropine, Blockade, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Chemistry, Scopolamine