title: Involvement of dopaminergic receptor subtypes in straub tail behaviour in mice.
abstract: 1. Administration of apomorphine to mice induced straub tail behaviour dose-dependently. The response was decreased by the D1 antagonist SCH 23390, the D2 antagonist sulpiride. Reserpine plus alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine (AMPT), caused a marked increase in the response of the drug. 2. The D1 agonist SKF 38393 induced the straub tail behaviour in a dose-dependent manner, which was decreased by SCH 23390, sulpiride or reserpine + AMPT. 3. When animals were administered the D2 agonist quinpirole, a dose-dependent response was produced. This effect was decreased by sulpiride and reserpine + AMPT, but not by SCH 23390. 4. In animals pretreated with reserpine + AMPT, the combination of SKF 38393 with quinpirole produced a significant straub tail behaviour. 5. It is concluded that the concurrent D1/D2 dopamine receptor stimulation is necessary to produce straub tail behaviour in mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, University of Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Zarrindast
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bayat
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shafaghi
mesh_terms: D015647:2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001058:Apomorphine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004873:Ergolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008781:Methyltyrosines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D019257:Quinpirole; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012110:Reserpine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013623:Tail / Q000502:physiology; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D019805:alpha-Methyltyrosine
chemical_list: D015259:Dopamine Agents; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D004873:Ergolines; D008781:Methyltyrosines; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D019257:Quinpirole; D019805:alpha-Methyltyrosine; D015647:2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine; D012110:Reserpine; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase; D001058:Apomorphine