Calcium antagonist binding sites in the rat brain: Quantitative autoradiographic mapping using the 1,4-dihydropyridines [3H]PN 200-110 and [3H]PY 108-068
- 1 September 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Neural Transmission
- Vol. 60 (3-4), 169-197
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01249092
Abstract
Anin vitro autoradiographic technique has been used for the quantitative mapping of calcium antagonist binding sites (CABS) in the rat brain, using the 1,4-dihydropyridines [3H]PN 200-110 and [3H]PY 108-068 as ligands. CABS were distributed throughout the brain in a highly heterogeneous fashion. The highest densities of CABS were observed in the olfactory bulb, hippocampus and parts of the amygdala. The neocortex was also rich in CABS. The basal ganglia, thalamus and hypothalamus presented intermediate levels of CABS while low densities of sites were seen in areas such as the cerebellum, pons and white matter tracts. The distributions of CABS in brain does not correlate with indexes of brain blood flow, regional glucose utilization or the distributions of receptor binding sites for drugs and neuro-transmitters analyzed until now. No correlation exists between CABS distribution and that of any neurotransmitter or brain enzyme described so far. The heterogeneous distributions of CABS is suggestive of a neuronal localization, an idea supported by lesion experiments.Keywords
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