A study on the action of two calcium channel blockers (verapamil and flunarizine) upon an experimental model of tardive dyskinesia in rats

Tardive dyskinesia (TD), a serious complications of neuroleptic chronic use, has no effective therapy yet. We performed an experiment to study the action on TD, of the calcium channel blockers (CCB) drugs, verapamil and flunarizine. We obtained the TD model in rats, administering haloperidol for a 2...

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Main Authors: João S. Pereira, Paulo H. P. Bertolucci, Henrique B. Ferraz, Luiz A. F. de Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1992-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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