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Neurobiology of Aging

Volume 16, Issue 4, July–August 1995, Pages 639-646
Neurobiology of Aging

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In vivo assessment of striatal dopamine release in the aged male fischer 344 rat

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Abstract

A microdialysis probe was implanted into the striatum of young (4- to 5-month-old) and aged (26- to 27-month-old) Fischer 344 male rats to assess age-related alterations in striatal dopamine (DA) release. Basal levels of DA and the magnitude of DA response evoked by 50 mM and 100 mM high potassium (K+) in aged rats were similar to those in young rats. Furthermore, K+-evoked DA release did not correlate with motor performance within either age group. In contrast, amphetamine (250 μM) evoked-DA release of aged rats was significantly lower than that of young rats. Moreover, the enhancement of K+-evoked DA release by oxotremorine (500 μM) was significantly attenuated in aged rats. These results indicate that a putative DA release mechanism and its cholinergic modulation of the aged striatum are impaired.

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