Modafinil Improves Catalepsy in a Rat 6-Hydroxydopamine Model of Parkinson's Disease; Possible Involvement of Dopaminergic Neurotransmission

• Main Authors: Reza Vajdi-Hokmabad (Author), Mojtaba Ziaee (Author), Saeed Sadigh-Eteghad (Author), Siamak Sandoghchian Shotorbani (Author), Javad Mahmoudi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Modafinil is a vigilance-enhancing drug licensed for narcolepsy. The use of modafinil leads to various neuromodulatory effects with very low abuse potential. A body of evidence suggested that modafinil may have anti-parkinsonian effects. This study was designed to evaluate whether modafinil...