%0 Journal Article
%T Betamethasone Can Significantly Decrease Level of Striatal Glutamate in Animal Model of Parkinson¡¯s Disease
%A Mehdi Shafiee Ardestani
%A Hadi Fathi-Moghaddam
%J Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
%D 2008
%I School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
%X In the present study, the effect of steroidal anti-inflammatory drug betamethasone (0.12, 0.24 mg/kg, i.p. acutely) on striatal glutamate level in Parkinsonian rats was studied using the microdialysis technique. Our results showed significant differences (p<0.05) in the level of striatal glutamate between treated and non-treated damaged rats
%K Microdialysis
%K Betamethasone
%K Glutamate
%K Parkinson¡¯s disease
%K Rat Model
%U BetamethasoneCanSignificantlyDecreaseLevelofStriatalGlutamateinAnimalModelofParkinsona£¿£¿sDisease