Abstract
The effects of amantadine and ketamine were compared to a placebo in a coat-hanger test on lurcher mutant mice. This test measures motor coordination and is dependent on cerebellar functioning. Both drugs improved motor coordination of the cerebellar mutants in that the time taken to reach the side-bar according to a 2 paw criterion was decreased during the drugged condition in comparison to the non-drugged condition. This result indicates that NMDA receptor antagonists may improve motor coordination in animals with cerebellar disease.
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