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  • Title: Neurochemical and activity changes in rats infected with Trypanosoma brucei gambiense.
    Author: Stibbs HH.
    Journal: J Parasitol; 1984 Jun; 70(3):428-32. PubMed ID: 6208349.
    Abstract:
    The brains of rats infected with Trypanosoma brucei gambiense were analyzed for their content of dopamine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), serotonin, and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA). In the caudate of infected rats, dopamine levels increased by 34% and 5-HIAA levels by 20%. DOPAC levels declined by 30% in the caudate, but this change was significant at only P less than 0.1. In the pons/medulla of infected rats the serotonin concentration dropped by 21% and the 5-HIAA concentration rose by 25%. Activity levels in infected rats decreased by 49% (gross movement) and 44% (total movement) relative to those of uninfected control rats.
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