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Neostriatal dopamine depletion and locomotor abnormalities due to the Albino Swiss rat agu mutation.
Neuroscience letters - 9 Aug 1996
Campbell J M, Payne A P, Gilmore D P, Byrne J E, Russell D, McGadey J, Clarke D J, Davies R W, Sutcliffe R G
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The sub-strain of Albino Swiss rat (AS/AGU) is a spontaneous mutation characterised by an ungainly, staggering gait, hindlimb rigidity, whole body tremor and (when symptoms are fully developed) difficulty in initiating movement; it exhibits a progressive decrease in dopaminergic cells within the substantia nigra. A breeding programme involving Albino Swiss (AS) and AS/AGU parent rats was used to produce the F1...
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