The effects of acute and chronic haloperidol treatment on spontaneously firing neurons in the caudate nucleus of the rat
Skirboll L, Bunney B. The effects of acute and chronic haloperidol treatment on spontaneously firing neurons in the caudate nucleus of the rat. Life Sciences 1979, 25: 1419-1433. PMID: 522610, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(79)90420-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaudate nucleusIontophoretic dopamineChronic HAL treatmentChronic haloperidol treatmentDifferent treatment regimensEffects of haloperidolDays of treatmentType IDrug terminationPostsynaptic supersensitivityHaloperidol treatmentTardive dyskinesiaTreatment regimensDaily dosesHAL treatmentSingle doseSpontaneous activitySupersensitive responseTreatment groupsType I unitsHaloperidolType II unitsInhibitory effectDopamineActive type I