Article
The monoamine content of the brain in the neurofilament-deficient quail, (the Quiver quail).
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin - 1 Aug 1994
Hasegawa H, Murayama T, Takahashi A, Itakura C, Nomura Y
Abstract excerpt
Changes in neurotransmission are known to take place in a variety of conditions, such as Parkinson's disease. A neurofilament-deficient mutant of the Japanese quail, named the Quiver quail, exhibits generalized quivering as a clinical sign. The content of monoamines (noradrenaline (NA), dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine) and the uptake and release of L-[3H]NA were measured in brain of this bird. In Quiver, the NA...
Topics
- Animals
- Biogenic Monoamines
- Brain Chemistry
- Coturnix
- Dopamine
- Mutation
- Nervous System Diseases
- Neurons
- Norepinephrine
- Serotonin
