Striatal inhibition of PKA prevents levodopa-induced behavioural and molecular changes in the hemiparkinsonian rat

l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride (l-DOPA) is the gold standard for symptomatic treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD), but long-term therapy is associated with the emergence of abnormal involuntary movements (AIMS) known as l-DOPA-induced dyskinesias (LID). The molecular c...

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Main Authors: Manon Lebel, Laure Chagniel, Geneviève Bureau, Michel Cyr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-04-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996109003829