TABLE 1

Basal dialysate levels (mean ± S.E.M.) monitored in the different experimental conditions/treatment groups

Treatment in 6-OHDA Lesioned RatsSNr GABAStriatum
GABAGlutamate
nMnMnM
Saline/l-DOPA (n = 15)3.67 ± 0.414.61 ± 0.90117.01 ± 16.64
Safinamide/l-DOPA (n = 13)3.18 ± 0.56*5.10 ± 1.11133.43 ± 22.68
Saline (n = 10)5.39 ± 0.865.92 ± 0.11123.87 ± 19.74
  • * P < 0.05 from 6-OHDA saline.