Abstract
Homovanillic acid (HVA) was measured in the corpus striatum and the limbic structures nucleus accumbens and olfactory tubercle of the rat, under normal conditions and after different drug treatments. Clozapine, thioridazine, morphine and physostigmine induced a similar percentage HVA increase in the three brain structures studied. Haloperidol and pimozide induced a higher percentage increase of HVA in the corpus striatum and nucleus accumbens when compared with the olfactory tubercle. Oxotremorine induced the highest HVA levels in the nucleus accumbens. Probenecid induced a significantly higher percentage accumulation of HVA in the limbic structures, especially in the olfactory tubercle. The HVA rise seen after haloperidol was suppressed by pretreatment with p-chlorophenylalanine or amino-oxyacetic acid in all structures studied. After atropine or trihexylphenidyl treatment the HVA rise induced by haloperidol was slightly suppressed in the limbic structures only. Our results suggest that not only under normal conditions but also after treatment with various types of drugs, dopamine metabolism as reflected by the HVA levels, is closely related in the different rat brain structures.
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