title: Synaptosomal high-affinity noradrenaline uptake does not differ between mice susceptible (DBA/2J) and resistant (C57 BL/6) to audiogenic seizures.
abstract: Abnormalities in noradrenaline-mediated neurotransmission have been advocated as a basis of the age-related susceptibility of DBA/2J mice to generalised convulsions induced by auditory stimulation. We have measured the kinetics of synaptosomal high-affinity noradrenaline uptake in 5 brain regions of DBA/2J mice at ages before, during and after their maximal susceptibility to audiogenic seizures, and age-matched C57 BL/6 mice, a strain resistant to audiogenic seizures at all ages. No differences were found between the two strains of mice in any of the brain regions studied. Abnormalities of high-affinity noradrenaline uptake do not contribute to audiogenic seizure susceptibility of DBA/2J mice.
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D012640:Seizures / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009638:Norepinephrine