Abstract
Effect of Organophosphate Pesticide Metasystox on the Levels of Dopamine, Norepinephrine and 5-Hydroxytryptamine of Rat Brain
S. Asif Zaidi, Sangita Singh and V. S. Singh
Abstract:
Metasystox (O, O, dimethyl-S-2 ethylsulphinyl) 4 mg/kg body weight was injected intra peritoneally daily for 10 days. The daily ip dose of Metasystox depleted the levels of Dopamine, Norepinephrine and 5-Hydroxytryptamine in the cerebral hemisphere, cerebellum and brain stem of rat brain.
Keywords:Organophosphate; Norepinephrine; Brain
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