Table 2

Strital tyrosine hydroxylase activity

TreatmentTH Activity (pmol/mg Protein/min)
Saline + saline (5)17.44  ± 0.99
Saline + METH (5)7.88  ± 0.652-a
DADLE + saline (5)15.50  ± 1.08
DADLE + METH (5)7.58  ± 0.802-a
  • CD1 mice received 4 mg/kg of DADLE (i.p.) before each i.p. injection of 10 mg/kg of METH which was given four times in a day at 2-hr intervals. Animals were killed 2 wk later and striata removed for analysis of TH activity after the previously described methods (Reinhard et al., 1986; Vrana et al., 1992). Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of animals examined.

  • 2-a P < .05 compared to the saline + saline group.