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Prior melatonin administration (1 and 10 mg/kg b.wt) causes a significant reduction in apomorphine (1 mg/kg b.wt) induced rotational behaviour in both 6-hydroxydopamine and quinolinic acid lesioned rats.
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This work was supported by grants from the Medical Research Council of South Africa and the Rhodes University Council to Prof. B. Potgieter.
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Burton, S., Daya, S. & Potgieter, B. Melatonin modulates apomorphine-induced rotational behaviour. Experientia 47, 466–469 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01959946
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