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Published on: August 15, 2017
Dopaminergic Effects of Repeated Electroconvulsive Shocks
B. N. Gangadhar1, G. Ramadevi, Chittaranjan Andrade
1Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Abstract:
Dopamine (DA) autoreceptor and postsynaptic receptor changes following repeated electroconvulsive shocks (ECS) were investigated in rats using the indices of low- and high-dose apomorphine-induced motility responses. Repeated ECS produced no changes in the DA autoreceptors; however, enhanced postsynaptic receptor-mediated responses were observed, suggesting increased sensitivity of the DA postsynaptic receptors.

