TABLE 1

Influence of a unilateral 6-OHDA lesion of the substantia nigra pars compacta upon dialysis levels of monoamines and acetylcholine in the ipsilateral compared with contralateral striatum




Intact

6-OHDA-Lesioned
pg/20-μl sample
DA 5.96 ± 1.08 0.28 ± 0.09*
NA 0.10 ± 0.02 0.08 ± 0.02
5-HT 1.07 ± 0.24 1.05 ± 0.32
ACh
1.34 ± 0.35
2.57 ± 0.34*
  • * Significance of differences between contralateral (intact) and ipsilateral (lesioned) striatum in paired Student's t test. P < 0.05