Abstract
Following intravenous administration of [3H]spiperone or [3H]N,n-propylnorapomorphine (NPA) to rats, radioactivity derived from the ligands accumulated in the striatum and superior colliculus when compared with cerebellar levels. The accumulation of [3H]spiperone in both areas was prevented by intraperitoneal administration of (+)-butaclamol, haloperidol and sulpiride but not by (-)-butaclamol, cinanserin, propranolol or prazosin. The accumulation of [3H]NPA was prevented by administration of (+)-butaclamol, haloperidol and apomorphine but not by (-)-butaclamol. In in-vitro experiments, membrane preparations from the superior colliculus showed a small number of specific binding sites for both [3H]spiperone and [3H]NPA. The dissociation constant (KD) for [3H]NPA was not different from that for striatal preparations but that for [3H]spiperone was 10-fold higher. We conclude that dopamine receptors may be present within the superior colliculus.
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