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Chorea.

H L Klawans
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Abstract

A variety of neurotransmitters have been implicated in the pathophysiology of chorea as exemplified by Huntington's chorea. These include dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, GABA and a variety of neuropeptides including substance P and somatostatin. Despite biochemical data that suggests that alterations in other neurotransmitters may be of greater significance, pharmacologic data still supports a major role of dopamine in the actual clinical manifestation of chorea.

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Antipsychotic AgentsCholinergic FibersChoreaCorpus StriatumDopamineHumansHuntington DiseaseLevodopaReserpineSerotoninSomatostatinSubstance Pgamma-Aminobutyric AcidJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tReview

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H L Klawans. 1987. Chorea.. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100038075

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