Adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate-dependent in vitro phosphorylation of synaptosomal membrane proteins from rat corpus striatum following systemic administration of L-DOPA and bromocriptine.

In vitro phosphorylation of synaptosomal membrane preparation from rat striata was stimulated by addition of 5 microM cAMP, Administration of L-DOPA to rats treated previously with an L-amino acid decarboxylase inhibitor, or administration of bromocriptine resulted in a marked decrease in the in vitro phosphorylation presumably by increasing endogenous cAMP levels and thereby stimulating endogenous protein phosphorylation.