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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
The specific binding of [3H]YM-09151-2 was used to investigate the possible differences in age-associated changes in striatal D2 dopamine (DA) receptor properties in genetically obese (fa/fa) Zucker rats and their lean (Fa/?) littermates. The maximal binding sites (Bmax) of D2 DA receptors was found to decline with age in both obese and lean rats; the rate of decline in receptor Bmax was slightly higher in lean than obese rats. However, the Bmax of D2 DA receptor in 6-, 12- and 18-month-old obese rats was significantly lower compared to the age-matched lean rats. These data indicate that obesity decreases the number of striatal D2 DA receptors without affecting the rate at which receptor number decreases with age.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0006-8993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
589
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
338-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Decreased striatal D2 dopamine receptors in obese Zucker rats: changes during aging.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Neurosciences, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.