Abstract
Cyclic AMP in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was determined in a group of 10 schizophrenic patients before neuroleptic drug treatment and after a mean of 8 wk antipsychotic drug therapy. For 8 patients with marked to moderate treatment response a significant decline in CSF cyclic AMP was observed. This result is consistent with the theory that blockade of postsynaptic dopamine receptors is a major mechanism of the antipsychotic action of neuroleptic drugs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 324-327 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Neuropsychobiology |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1977 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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