Abstract
A new animal model of parkinsonism was established in 'Black Silkie' chickens by means of unilateral injections of 6-hydroxydopamine into the substantia nigra. Apomorphine produced a strong contralateral turning pattern in the lesioned chickens, amphetamine had no effect. 6-OHDA treated animals received embryonic transplants of substantia nigra cell suspensions which caused them to cease rotating (P < 0.01). This finding allows us to add an avian model, which offers unique methodological advantages, for reversal of 6-OHDA-induced rotating behavior by transplantation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 153-156 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
| Volume | 187 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 10 Mar 1995 |
Keywords
- 6-Hydroxydopamine
- Amphetamine
- Apomorphine
- Domestic fowl
- Neural grafting
- Rotating behavior