Showing papers by "Cristina Tassorelli published in 1997"
TL;DR: The data obtained suggest that nitroglycerin-induced neuronal activation is mediated by nociceptive and barosensitive mechanisms, and nitric oxide seems to represent the most important mediator of this phenomenon.
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TL;DR: This finding seems to suggest that central effects of ephedrine might be mediated by changes in basal ganglia outflow, and may be related to dopaminergic agonist properties that have been attributed to this compound, dopamine receptors being present in both CPu and STN.
Abstract: Systemic administration of ephedrine, an anti-hypotensive agent with central effects, induced dramatic expression of Fos protein in the caudate putamen (CPu) and subthalamic nucleus (STN) of rats. This may be related to dopaminergic agonist properties that have been attributed to this compound, dopamine receptors being present in both CPu and STN. This finding seems to suggest that central effects of ephedrine might be mediated by changes in basal ganglia outflow.
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