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Levodopa effect on norepinephrine and dopamine brain levels after portocaval shunt in rats

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In various brain areas in the rat, after 7 days of portocaval shunt with levodopa administration, we found an increase in norepinephrine and dopamine levels.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology and Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Ayala 84-3B, Madrid, Spain

    A. Alsasua, J. Arias, E. Estebanez, M. L. Lopez-Sanchez, J. I. Arias, M. Duran, P. D. Garcia de Jalon & H. Duran Sacristan

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Acknowledgment. We thank Mrs A. L. Locatelli for her guidance in the preparation of the manuscript.

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Alsasua, A., Arias, J., Estebanez, E. et al. Levodopa effect on norepinephrine and dopamine brain levels after portocaval shunt in rats. Experientia 38, 386–387 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01949409

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