1999
Spontaneous Blink Rates Correlate with Dopamine Levels in the Caudate Nucleus of MPTP-Treated Monkeys
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Lawrence M, Sladek J, Roth R, Redmond D. Spontaneous Blink Rates Correlate with Dopamine Levels in the Caudate Nucleus of MPTP-Treated Monkeys. Experimental Neurology 1999, 158: 214-220. PMID: 10448434, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1999.7093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaudate nucleusConcentration of DAEye blink rateBlink rateDA ratioDopaminergic regulationD1 agonist dihydrexidineDA D2 receptorsDopaminergic neurotoxin MPTPSeverity of parkinsonismSpontaneous eye blink rateSpecific brain regionsAntiparkinsonian effectsDA depletionD2 agonistDopamine D1Dopamine levelsNeurotoxin MPTPD2 receptorsMPTPNormal animalsRostral portionSubcortical regionsBrain regionsVentromedial region
1997
Severe long-term 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonism in the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus)
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Roth R, Sladek J, Redmond D. Severe long-term 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonism in the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus). Neuroscience 1997, 81: 745-755. PMID: 9316026, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(97)00214-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseSevere parkinsonismAdult male African green monkeysMale African green monkeysTetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonismMPTP-induced parkinsonismIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseNovel therapeutic treatmentsLong-term deficitsAfrican green monkeysGroups of animalsNon-human primatesMPTP treatmentParkinsonian monkeysMPTP administrationVervet monkeysFunctional deficitsInitial severityStable parkinsonismBehavioral deficitsAnimal modelsParkinsonismParkinsonian subjectsMPTPTherapeutic treatment