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250 mg/kg of l-alpha-methyl-Dopa (α-m-Dopa) or saline were administered to rats for three weeks after birth. Subsequent tests revealed an increased locomotor activity and greater rate of acquisition but no disturbance in shuttle-box conditioning. The whole brain content of norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin was not affected.
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Juvancz, P., Nowaczyk, T. Effects of early post-natal α-methyl-Dopa treatment on behavior in the rat. Psychopharmacologia 42, 95–97 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00428832
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