Abstract
A single dose of α-methyl-p-tyrosine induced catalepsy in rats, commencing 6 h after administration. This catalepsy was strongly enhanced by (+)-amphetamine and (-)-ephedrine, but was antagonized by other amphetamine-like drugs. The implication of these findings is briefly discussed.
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