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Science 14 November 1980:
Vol. 210. no. 4471, pp. 799 - 801
DOI: 10.1126/science.6254148
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Science, Vol 210, Issue 4471, 799-801
Copyright © 1980 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Electroconvulsive shock: progressive dopamine autoreceptor subsensitivity independent of repeated treatment

LA Chiodo and SM Antelman

Repeated electroconvulsive shock, applied to rats, induces a subsensitivity of dopamine autoreceptors located in the substantia nigra as indexed by single-unit electrophysiological techniques. This reduced sensitivity is time-dependent, since effects similar to those seen with repeated treatment were also observed when single electroconvulsive shock was followed by an appropriate treatment-free interval. These data, coupled with identical results after the repeated administration of tricyclic antidepressants, raise the possibility that a reduction of dopamine autoreceptor sensitivity could underlie both electroconvulsive shock and pharmacological treatment of depression.


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