TREMORINE: ITS EFFECT ON AMINES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Science. 1963 Sep 20;141(3586):1188-90. doi: 10.1126/science.141.3586.1188.

Abstract

The administration of tremogenidine doses of Tremorine, 1,4-dipyrrolidino-2 butyne, is followed by a significant decrease in the concentration of norepinephrine in the brain stem of three common laboratory species. The change in the concentration proceeds at a rate which coincides with the occurrence of the tremor in each of these species. In the rat, the change in norepinephrine is followed by a progressive increase in the concentration of 5-hydroxytryptamine in the brain stem. Bilateral adrenalectomy in the rat enhances the Tremorine-induced changes in the concentration of norepinephrine and antagonizes the increase in the concentration of S-hydroxytryptamine.

MeSH terms

  • Amines*
  • Animals
  • Brain Stem*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds*
  • Norepinephrine*
  • Pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Research*
  • Serotonin*
  • Tremor*
  • Tremorine*

Substances

  • Amines
  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Serotonin
  • Tremorine
  • Norepinephrine