title: The effect of different types of cortical lesions on drug-induced catalepsy in rats: a pharmacological analysis.
abstract: The effect of bilateral lesions of various cortical areas on neuroleptic- and non-neuroleptic-induced catalepsy was studied in the rat. Ablation of the frontal or parietal cortex led to a marked decrease in haloperidol catalepsy, whereas lesions of the occipital cortex, or of the olfactory bulbs did not affect catalepsy, when measured 3 weeks post lesion in all cases. The frontal cortex lesions also diminished the cataleptic state induced by cis-flupenthixol, (+)-butaclamol and chlorpromazine, but failed to affect that induced by reserpine, tetrabenazine or morphine. Four months after the frontal lesions, haloperidol catalepsy was at control values, and a rebound phenomenon was observed at 10 months post lesion. The homeostatic mechanisms seem to have stabilized at 18 months post lesion when haloperidol catalepsy had returned to control levels.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Worms
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Willigens
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Continsouza-Blanc
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Lloyd
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002375:Catalepsy / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology; D009020:Morphine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D009020:Morphine; D006220:Haloperidol; D004298:Dopamine