Trimethylolpropane phosphate (TMPP) perfusion into the nucleus accumbens of the rat: electroencephalographic, behavioral and neurochemical correlates

Neurotoxicology. 1998 Apr;19(2):215-25.

Abstract

The infusion (0.13 mumol/infusion) of the convulsant trimethylolpropane phosphate (TMPP) into the nucleus accumbens (NA) of adults Sprague-Dawley rats reliably induced subclinical seizures, hyperlocomotor activity, and integrated stereotypies. Observation of these behaviors was temporally correlated with the appearance of EEG paroxysms, as well as with significant decreases in extracellular concentrations of both dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine (NE) in the NA. Repeated perfusion of TMPP revealed significant increases in stereotypic behavior during subsequent pre-drug baseline testing.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Behavior, Animal / drug effects*
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / toxicity*
  • Dopamine / metabolism*
  • Electroencephalography / drug effects
  • Injections, Intraventricular
  • Male
  • Norepinephrine / metabolism*
  • Nucleus Accumbens / drug effects*
  • Nucleus Accumbens / physiology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Substances

  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
  • 4-ethyl-1-phospha-2,6,7 trioxabicyclo(2.2.2)octane-1-oxide
  • Dopamine
  • Norepinephrine