In the brain of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, the radioligands [ 3 H]-SCH23390 and [ 3 H]-spiperone recognise D1-and D2-like receptors, respectively. In addition to being pharmacologically distinct and exhibiting significantly different expression profiles during the lifetime of the bee, [ 3 H]-SCH
Age-related changes in dopamine receptor densities in the brain of the honey bee, Apis mellifera
โ Scribed by I. C. Kokay; A. R. Mercer
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 679 KB
- Volume
- 181
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-7594
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