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TEODORAK,BRENA P.; FERREIRA,GABRIELA K.; SCAINI,GISELLI; WESSLER,LETÍCIA B.; HEYLMANN,ALEXANDRA S.; DEROZA,PEDRO; VALVASSORI,SAMIRA S.; ZUGNO,ALEXANDRA I.; QUEVEDO,JOÃO; STRECK,EMILIO L.. |
Fenproporex is the second most commonly amphetamine-based anorectic consumed worldwide; this drug is rapidly converted into amphetamine, in vivo, and acts by increasing dopamine levels in the synaptic cleft. Considering that fenproporex effects on the central nervous system are still poorly known and that acetylcholinesterase is a regulatory enzyme which is involved in cholinergic synapses and may indirectly modulate the release of dopamine, the present study investigated the effects of acute administration of fenproporex on acetylcholinesterase activity in brain of young rats. Young male Wistar rats received a single injection of fenproporex (6.25, 12.5 or 25mg/kg i.p.) or vehicle (2% Tween 80). Two hours after the injection, the rats were killed by... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Acetylcholinesterase; Amphetamine; Dopamine; Fenproporex. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000301389 |
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