Lozovsky D, Saller C F, Kopin I J
Am J Psychiatry. 1983 May;140(5):613-4. doi: 10.1176/ajp.140.5.613.
Dopamine receptors were increased in rats made diabetic by alloxan; however, chronic lithium treatment substantially reduced the number of dopamine receptors. These findings may be relevant to the effects of lithium in psychiatric disorders.
用四氧嘧啶使大鼠患糖尿病后,多巴胺受体增加;然而,长期锂治疗可显著减少多巴胺受体数量。这些发现可能与锂在精神疾病中的作用有关。