Abstract
The effect of high to lethal doses of d-amphetamine on the incorporation of radiolabeled leucine into brain microsomal protein was studied in mice. High doses of d-amphetamine ranging from 30 to 100 mg/kg significantly inhibited protein synthesis 1 hr after ip injection, whereas smaller doses were ineffective. The addition of d-amphetamine to the microsomal incubation system at concentrations greater than 5 mm likewise inhibited protein synthesis. The in vivo and in vitro inhibitory effect was attributed to a drug-induced alteration of the soluble fraction rather than of the brain microsomes.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 476-481 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - Nov 1973 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:1 This investigation was supported in part by U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command under Contract No. DADA1 7-73-C-31 27. * Present address: Department of Pharmacology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.