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levodopa and Muscle Contraction

levodopa has been researched along with Muscle Contraction in 54 studies

Research

Studies (54)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199022 (40.74)18.7374
1990's13 (24.07)18.2507
2000's12 (22.22)29.6817
2010's7 (12.96)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Augustine, GJ; Cho, KH; Cho, SH; Chung, JH; Jeong, M; Jeong, Y; Jo, S; Kim, D; Kim, J; Kim, Y; Nakajima, R; Paik, SB; Park, AH; Park, H; Shim, I; Shin, A; Yang, S1
Huang, X; Latash, ML; Lewis, MM; Park, J1
Falaki, A; Huang, X; Latash, ML; Lewis, MM1
Menkes, DL; Silvers, DS1
Abdel Wahab, Z; El-Moursy, SA; Rashed, L; Shawky, HM1
Geertsen, SS; Hultborn, H; Meehan, CF; Nielsen, JB; Stecina, K1
Chen, RS; Chuang, WL; Huang, YZ; Lu, CS; Rothwell, JC1
Budrewicz, S; Jaskólska, A; Jaskólski, A; Koszewicz, M; Marusiak, J1
Filipović, SR; Kačar, A; Kostić, VS; Kresojević, N; Ljubisavljević, M; Milanović, SD; Rothwell, JC1
De Letter, M; Santens, P; Van Borsel, J1
Benice, T; Kearns, G; Lou, JS; Nutt, J; Oken, B; Sexton, G1
Braune, HJ; Haeske, H; Müller, HH; Oertel, WH; Stiasny-Kolster, K; Tergau, F1
Barat, M; Bioulac, B; Burbaud, P; Cuny, E; de Sèze, MP; Dehail, P; Faux, P; Guehl, D; Tison, F1
Navarrete, R; Sanusi, J; Sławińska, U; Vrbová, G1
Andrade, AD; Britto, RR; Diório, AC; Goulart, F; Guedes, LU; Parreira, VF1
Yaar, I1
Persson, B; Rubenson, A; Sillén, U1
Merican, Z; Nott, MW1
Glantz, R; Goetz, CG; Klawans, HL; Nausieda, PA; Weiner, WJ1
Albani, G; Alfonsi, E; Godi, L; Martignoni, E; Nappi, G; Pacchetti, C1
Moorman, SJ; Whalen, LR1
Fiszer, U; Fredrikson, S; Kostulas, V; Link, H; Mix, E; Olsson, T1
Hadar, U; Rose, FC1
Nakashima, K; Sakuma, K; Shimoda, M; Takahashi, K; Wang, Y1
Grasso, M; Mazzini, L; Schieppati, M1
Bennett, DJ; De Serres, SJ; Stein, RB1
Tyc, F; Vrbová, G1
Corcos, DM; Marsden, CD; McAuley, JH; Quinn, NP; Rothwell, JC1
Konieczny, J; Lorenc-Koci, E; Wardas, J1
Avikainen, S; Brown, P; Hari, R; Kaakkola, S; Salenius, S1
Deuschl, G; Herzog, J; Klebe, S; Krack, P; Lorenz, D; Pohle, S; Wenzelburger, R; Wilms, H; Zhang, BR1
Halbhübner, K; Herken, H; Loos, D1
Fujimura, Y; Ikeda, Y; Iwasaki, T; Koide, T; Matsushita, H; Nagashima, R; Shindo, M; Shiraki, Y; Suzuki, S; Takano, N1
Austin, JH; Fuxe, K; Nygren, LG1
Kanno, Y; Muneoka, Y; Shiba, Y1
Knoll, J1
Fisher, MA; Milner-Brown, HS; Weiner, WJ1
Bieger, D; Giles, SA; Hockman, CH1
Mortimer, JA; Webster, DD1
Hosaka, A; Imai, H; Miyagawa, F; Nomura, Y; Segawa, M1
Dougan, D; Mearrick, P; Wade, D1
Jarcho, LW; Petajan, JH1
Kato, T; Kooi, M; Ozawa, H; Sugawara, K1
Ciobanu, M; Cozma, V; Oprişan, C; Pendefunda, G1
Bakhteev, KK; Brin, IL; Naĭdel', AV1
Coper, H; Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz, I; Kaminska, A; Ossowska, K; Schulze, G; Wolfarth, S1
Deguchi, K; Miki, H; Nishioka, M; Takeuchi, H; Touge, T; Yamada, A1
Markham, CH1
King, RG; Rawlow, A1
Rubenson, A; Sillén, U1
Ohno, Y; Sasa, M; Takaori, S; Yoshida, O; Yoshimura, N1
Benecke, R; Day, BL; Dick, JP; Marsden, CD; Rothwell, JC1
Berglund, B; Kaijser, L; Sachs, C1
Ljungberg, T; Steg, G; Ungerstedt, U1

Reviews

1 review(s) available for levodopa and Muscle Contraction

ArticleYear
The dystonias.
    Current opinion in neurology and neurosurgery, 1992, Volume: 5, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Basal Ganglia; Botulinum Toxins; Cebus; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9; Disease Models, Animal; Dystonia; Dystonia Musculorum Deformans; Humans; Injections, Intramuscular; Levodopa; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Muscle Contraction; Muscles; Neurologic Examination; Tomography, Emission-Computed; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

1992

Trials

5 trial(s) available for levodopa and Muscle Contraction

ArticleYear
Dopaminergic modulation of multi-muscle synergies in postural tasks performed by patients with Parkinson's disease.
    Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, 2017, Volume: 33

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Dopamine Agents; Female; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal; Parkinson Disease; Postural Balance; Posture

2017
Abnormal bidirectional plasticity-like effects in Parkinson's disease.
    Brain : a journal of neurology, 2011, Volume: 134, Issue:Pt 8

    Topics: Aged; Analysis of Variance; Antiparkinson Agents; Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Levodopa; Long-Term Synaptic Depression; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Cortex; Muscle Contraction; Parkinson Disease; Time Factors; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

2011
Levodopa improves physical fatigue in Parkinson's disease: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study.
    Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 2003, Volume: 18, Issue:10

    Topics: Aged; Cross-Over Studies; Dopamine Agents; Double-Blind Method; Drug Combinations; Fatigue; Female; Fingers; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity; Movement; Muscle Contraction; Parkinson Disease; Psychomotor Performance; Regression Analysis; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors

2003
Shortened silent period produced by magnetic cortical stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease.
    Journal of the neurological sciences, 1995, Volume: 130, Issue:2

    Topics: Acoustic Stimulation; Aged; Cerebral Cortex; Dopamine; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Levodopa; Magnetics; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Parkinson Disease; Physical Stimulation; Reticular Formation

1995
[Effect of small doses of L-dopa on synergic tonic reaction in patients with childhood cerebral palsy].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1992, Volume: 92, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Electromyography; Humans; Leg; Levodopa; Movement; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Hypotonia; Muscle Rigidity; Muscles; Neural Conduction; Tibial Nerve

1992

Other Studies

48 other study(ies) available for levodopa and Muscle Contraction

ArticleYear
Inhibitory Basal Ganglia Inputs Induce Excitatory Motor Signals in the Thalamus.
    Neuron, 2017, Aug-30, Volume: 95, Issue:5

    Topics: Action Potentials; Alcohol Oxidoreductases; Animals; Calcium Channels, T-Type; Dopamine; Dystonia; Female; Globus Pallidus; Levodopa; Male; Metabolism, Inborn Errors; Mice; Mice, Knockout; Motor Neurons; Muscle Contraction; Neural Inhibition; Neural Pathways; Neurons; Psychomotor Disorders; Thalamus

2017
Dopaminergic modulation of motor coordinaton in Parkinson's disease.
    Parkinsonism & related disorders, 2014, Volume: 20, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Antiparkinson Agents; Female; Fingers; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Parkinson Disease; Psychomotor Performance

2014
Hemibody mirror movements in hemiparkinsonism-hemiatrophy syndrome.
    Journal of the neurological sciences, 2009, Dec-15, Volume: 287, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Antiparkinson Agents; Arm; Electromyography; Facial Muscles; Functional Laterality; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Movement Disorders; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal; Muscular Atrophy; Parkinsonian Disorders; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Syndrome; Treatment Outcome

2009
The effect of memantine and levodopa/carbidopa on the responses of phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparations from aged rats.
    Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2009, Volume: 15, Issue:11

    Topics: Aging; Animals; Carbidopa; Diaphragm; Electric Stimulation; Gallamine Triethiodide; Gene Expression Regulation; Levodopa; Male; Memantine; Muscle Contraction; Neostigmine; Neuromuscular Blockade; Phrenic Nerve; Protein Subunits; Rats; Receptors, Nicotinic; RNA, Messenger

2009
Reciprocal Ia inhibition contributes to motoneuronal hyperpolarisation during the inactive phase of locomotion and scratching in the cat.
    The Journal of physiology, 2011, Jan-01, Volume: 589, Issue:Pt 1

    Topics: Animals; Cats; Decerebrate State; Electric Stimulation; Evoked Potentials, Motor; Female; Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials; Interneurons; Levodopa; Locomotion; Male; Membrane Potentials; Motor Neurons; Motor Skills; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Relaxation; Muscle, Skeletal; Neural Inhibition; Patch-Clamp Techniques; Periodicity; Time Factors

2011
Myometry revealed medication-induced decrease in resting skeletal muscle stiffness in Parkinson's disease patients.
    Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon), 2012, Volume: 27, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antiparkinson Agents; Body Mass Index; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Indoles; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Rigidity; Muscle, Skeletal; Parkinson Disease; Piribedil; Stress, Mechanical

2012
History of exposure to dopaminergic medication does not affect motor cortex plasticity and excitability in Parkinson's disease.
    Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2013, Volume: 124, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antiparkinson Agents; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Dopamine Agents; Electric Stimulation; Electromyography; Female; Hand; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Cortex; Muscle Contraction; Neuronal Plasticity; Parkinson Disease; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Tremor

2013
The effects of levodopa on tongue strength and endurance in patients with Parkinson's disease.
    Acta neurologica Belgica, 2003, Volume: 103, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Area Under Curve; Female; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Parkinson Disease; Physical Endurance; Statistics, Nonparametric; Tongue

2003
Cortical silent period is shortened in restless legs syndrome independently from circadian rhythm.
    Supplements to Clinical neurophysiology, 2003, Volume: 56

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Circadian Rhythm; Dopamine Agents; Electric Stimulation; Electromyography; Evoked Potentials, Motor; Female; Functional Laterality; Humans; Levodopa; Magnetics; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal; Neural Inhibition; Polysomnography; Reaction Time; Restless Legs Syndrome; Statistics, Nonparametric; Time Factors

2003
Evolution of postural stability after subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a combined clinical and posturometric study.
    Experimental brain research, 2006, Volume: 170, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antiparkinson Agents; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Female; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal; Neural Pathways; Parkinson Disease; Pedunculopontine Tegmental Nucleus; Postural Balance; Subthalamic Nucleus; Treatment Outcome

2006
Effect of precocious locomotor activity on the development of motoneurones and motor units of slow and fast muscles in rat.
    Behavioural brain research, 2007, Mar-12, Volume: 178, Issue:1

    Topics: Age Factors; Animals; Cell Survival; Dopamine Agents; Electromyography; Female; Levodopa; Locomotion; Male; Motor Activity; Motor Neurons; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Development; Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch; Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch; Neuromuscular Junction; Rats; Rats, Wistar

2007
Electromyographic activity of sternocleidomastoid muscle in patients with Parkinson's disease.
    Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, 2009, Volume: 19, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Inhalation; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Parkinson Disease; Respiratory Muscles

2009
The effects of amantadine, rimantadine and levodopa on the frequency of fibrillation potentials in denervated muscle.
    Electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology, 1984, Volume: 57, Issue:2

    Topics: Acetylcholine; Adamantane; Amantadine; Animals; Electromyography; Levodopa; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Denervation; Rats; Receptors, Cholinergic; Rimantadine

1984
Involvement of central GABA receptors in the regulation of the urinary bladder function of anaesthetized rats.
    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 1980, Volume: 314, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Bicuculline; Diazepam; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Glycine; Levodopa; Male; Muscimol; Muscle Contraction; Rats; Receptors, Cell Surface; Urinary Bladder

1980
Effects of isoprenaline, levodopa and a phosphodiesterase inhibitor (ICI 63,197) on cyclic AMP levels and contractions of soleus muscles in anesthetized cats.
    Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology, 1981, Volume: 8, Issue:1

    Topics: Anesthesia; Animals; Cats; Cyclic AMP; Female; Isoproterenol; Levodopa; Male; Muscle Contraction; Muscles; Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; Pyrimidines; Triazoles

1981
Drug-induced asterixis in Parkinson disease.
    Neurology, 1982, Volume: 32, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Carbidopa; Drug Combinations; Female; Humans; Levodopa; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Muscular Diseases; Parkinson Disease; Posture

1982
"Off" painful dystonia in Parkinson's disease treated with botulinum toxin.
    Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 1995, Volume: 10, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Botulinum Toxins; Dystonia; Electromyography; Female; Foot; Humans; Injections, Intramuscular; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Neurologic Examination; Pain; Parkinson Disease; Walking

1995
A model system to determine the effects of specific neurotransmitters on segmental reflexes in the spinal cord of the rat.
    Journal of neuroscience methods, 1993, Volume: 46, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Clonidine; Decerebrate State; Dopamine; Electromyography; Electrophysiology; Female; Hindlimb; Levodopa; Models, Neurological; Muscle Contraction; Nerve Fibers; Neurotransmitter Agents; Norepinephrine; Oxidopamine; Phentolamine; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Reflex; Spinal Cord; Sympathectomy, Chemical

1993
gamma delta+ T cells are increased in patients with Parkinson's disease.
    Journal of the neurological sciences, 1994, Volume: 121, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Blood Cells; Cerebrospinal Fluid; Female; Headache; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Nervous System Diseases; Parkinson Disease; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; T-Lymphocytes

1994
Is parkinsonian arm tremor a resting tremor?
    European neurology, 1993, Volume: 33, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Fourier Analysis; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Microcomputers; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Relaxation; Parkinson Disease; Posture; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Tremor

1993
Muscle relaxation in Parkinson's disease: a reaction time study.
    Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 1996, Volume: 11, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Neurons; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Relaxation; Parkinson Disease; Reaction Time; Recruitment, Neurophysiological

1996
Regulation of soleus muscle spindle sensitivity in decerebrate and spinal cats during postural and locomotor activities.
    The Journal of physiology, 1996, Sep-15, Volume: 495 ( Pt 3)

    Topics: Action Potentials; Afferent Pathways; Animals; Cats; Clonidine; Decerebrate State; Electrophysiology; Levodopa; Motor Activity; Motor Neurons, Gamma; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal; Posture; Sympatholytics

1996
Increased activity improves recovery of partially denervated fast rat muscles.
    Brain research. Developmental brain research, 1998, Aug-08, Volume: 109, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Behavior, Animal; Dopamine Agents; Levodopa; Motor Activity; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Denervation; Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch; Muscle, Skeletal; Rats; Rats, Wistar

1998
Levodopa reversible loss of the Piper frequency oscillation component in Parkinson's disease.
    Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 2001, Volume: 70, Issue:4

    Topics: Electromyography; Fingers; Humans; Levodopa; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Muscles; Parkinson Disease

2001
SCH 58261, an A(2A) adenosine receptor antagonist, counteracts parkinsonian-like muscle rigidity in rats.
    Synapse (New York, N.Y.), 2001, Volume: 41, Issue:2

    Topics: Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; Animals; Ankle Joint; Dopamine Agents; Dopamine Antagonists; Drug Combinations; Electromyography; Haloperidol; Levodopa; Male; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Rigidity; Muscle, Skeletal; Neostriatum; Neuroprotective Agents; Parkinsonian Disorders; Purinergic P1 Receptor Antagonists; Pyrimidines; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Receptor, Adenosine A2A; Receptors, Purinergic P1; Reserpine; Triazoles

2001
Defective cortical drive to muscle in Parkinson's disease and its improvement with levodopa.
    Brain : a journal of neurology, 2002, Volume: 125, Issue:Pt 3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Anterior Horn Cells; Antiparkinson Agents; Basal Ganglia; Biological Clocks; Cortical Synchronization; Efferent Pathways; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Levodopa; Magnetoencephalography; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Cortex; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal; Parkinson Disease; Recovery of Function; Treatment Outcome

2002
Force overflow and levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease.
    Brain : a journal of neurology, 2002, Volume: 125, Issue:Pt 4

    Topics: Aged; Antiparkinson Agents; Biomechanical Phenomena; Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced; Hand Strength; Humans; Levodopa; Middle Aged; Movement; Muscle Contraction; Parkinson Disease; Weight-Bearing

2002
Experimental neuropathy with Parkinson-like muscular rigidity. A suitable model for testing dopaminergic agonists and neuroleptic drugs.
    Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1978, Volume: 28, Issue:10

    Topics: 6-Aminonicotinamide; Animals; Antipsychotic Agents; Baclofen; Brain; Brain Chemistry; Bromocriptine; Central Nervous System Diseases; Disease Models, Animal; Dopamine; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Electromyography; Gluconates; Levodopa; Lisuride; Male; Motor Neurons; Muscle Contraction; Niacinamide; Parkinson Disease, Secondary; Rats; Reserpine; RNA; Spinal Cord; Sugar Phosphates

1978
Pharmacological studies on a new thymoleptic antidepressant, 1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-5-methyl-3-phenyl-1H-indazole (FS-32).
    Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1979, Volume: 29, Issue:3

    Topics: Acetylcholine; Amphetamine; Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Barbiturates; Behavior, Animal; Biogenic Amines; Blood Pressure; Brain Chemistry; Catecholamines; Cats; Dogs; Electroencephalography; Female; Guinea Pigs; Haplorhini; In Vitro Techniques; Indazoles; Levodopa; Macaca fascicularis; Male; Mice; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Physostigmine; Pyrazoles; Rabbits; Rats; Reserpine; Tremorine

1979
A system for measuring the noradrenaline receptor contribution to the flexor reflex.
    Medical biology, 1976, Volume: 54, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Clonidine; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Electric Stimulation; Levodopa; Male; Muscle Contraction; Norepinephrine; Phenoxybenzamine; Posture; Rats; Receptors, Adrenergic; Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; Reflex; Spinal Cord; Stimulation, Chemical; Time Factors; Tryptamines

1976
Relaxation of Mytilus smooth muscle by 5-hydroxytryptophan and dopa.
    Hiroshima journal of medical sciences, 1979, Volume: 28, Issue:3

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Animals; Bivalvia; In Vitro Techniques; Levodopa; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Relaxation; Muscle, Smooth

1979
The possible mechanisms of action of (-)deprenyl in Parkinson's disease.
    Journal of neural transmission, 1978, Volume: 43, Issue:3-4

    Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Biogenic Amines; Biological Transport; Cats; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Levodopa; Monoamine Oxidase; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Parkinson Disease; Phenethylamines; Rabbits; Rats; Selegiline

1978
Electrical properties of motor units in Parkinsonism and a possible relationship with bradykinesia.
    Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 1979, Volume: 42, Issue:1

    Topics: Action Potentials; Adult; Aged; Carbidopa; Electromyography; Forearm; Gait; Hand; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Skills; Movement Disorders; Muscle Contraction; Muscles; Neuromuscular Junction; Parkinson Disease; Recruitment, Neurophysiological

1979
Dopaminergic influences on swallowing.
    Neuropharmacology, 1977, Volume: 16, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Apomorphine; Deglutition; Dextroamphetamine; Dopamine; Evoked Potentials; Laryngeal Nerves; Levodopa; Male; Muscle Contraction; Muscles; Phenoxybenzamine; Rats; Salivation

1977
Failure of L-dopa to relieve activated rigidity in Parkinson's disease.
    Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 1977, Volume: 90

    Topics: Adult; Amantadine; Extrapyramidal Tracts; Hepatolenticular Degeneration; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Parkinson Disease; Penicillamine; Thalamus

1977
Hereditary progressive dystonia with marked diurnal fluctuation.
    Advances in neurology, 1976, Volume: 14

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Circadian Rhythm; Dystonia Musculorum Deformans; Electroencephalography; Female; Humans; Levodopa; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Rigidity; Muscles; Neural Conduction; Pedigree; Posture; Reflex, Monosynaptic; Sleep; Tremor

1976
Effects of L-dopa metabolites at a dopamine receptor suggest a basis for 'on-off' effect in Parkinson's disease.
    Nature, 1975, Mar-06, Volume: 254, Issue:5495

    Topics: Animals; Dopamine; Dopamine Antagonists; Evoked Potentials; Intestinal Mucosa; Isoquinolines; Levodopa; Mollusca; Muscle Contraction; Papaverine; Parkinson Disease; Receptors, Drug; Stereoisomerism

1975
Motor unit control in Parkinson's disease and the influence of levodopa.
    Neurology, 1975, Volume: 25, Issue:9

    Topics: Aged; Humans; Levodopa; Motor Neurons; Muscle Contraction; Parkinson Disease; Physical Exertion; Tremor

1975
General pharmacological actions of N-acetoacetyl-3-hydroxytyrosine.
    Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin, 1975, Volume: 23, Issue:9

    Topics: Acetoacetates; Analgesics; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Anura; Blood Pressure; Body Temperature; Female; Guinea Pigs; In Vitro Techniques; Levodopa; Male; Mice; Motor Activity; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Muscles; Rats; Sleep; Tyrosine

1975
Clinico-electromyographic considerations on a case of neuromyotonia.
    Neurologie et psychiatrie, 1975, Volume: 13, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Levodopa; Muscle Contraction; Myotonia; Neuromuscular Diseases; Phenytoin; Syndrome

1975
Muscle stiffness and continuous electromyographic activity in old rats; an animal model for spasticity?
    Neuroscience, 1992, Volume: 51, Issue:1

    Topics: Aging; Animals; Atrophy; Baclofen; Benserazide; Drug Combinations; Electromyography; Female; Levodopa; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Denervation; Muscle Spasticity; Muscle Tonus; Muscles; Rats; Rats, Wistar

1992
Electrophysiological and pharmacological studies of somatosensory reflex myoclonus.
    Electromyography and clinical neurophysiology, 1992, Volume: 32, Issue:3

    Topics: Acoustic Stimulation; Adult; Aged; Diazepam; Electroencephalography; Electromyography; Electrophysiology; Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; Female; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Median Nerve; Muscle Contraction; Myoclonus; Reaction Time; Reflex; Reticular Formation; Sensation; Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone

1992
A novel in vivo test for drugs affecting central serotonergic and adrenergic systems.
    European journal of pharmacology, 1990, Dec-04, Volume: 191, Issue:3

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Albuterol; Animals; Clonidine; Decerebrate State; Fenfluramine; Levodopa; Male; Muscle Contraction; Neck Muscles; Quipazine; Rats; Rats, Inbred Strains; Serotonin; Sympathetic Nervous System

1990
Central and peripheral motor effects of morphine on the rat urinary bladder.
    Acta physiologica Scandinavica, 1986, Volume: 126, Issue:2

    Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Carbidopa; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Electric Stimulation; Injections, Intra-Arterial; Injections, Intraventricular; Levodopa; Male; Morphine; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Naloxone; Pelvis; Rats; Rats, Inbred Strains; Substance P; Urinary Bladder

1986
Contraction of urinary bladder by central norepinephrine originating in the locus coeruleus.
    The Journal of urology, 1988, Volume: 139, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Cats; Electric Stimulation; Hypogastric Plexus; Levodopa; Locus Coeruleus; Muscle Contraction; Norepinephrine; Phentolamine; Prazosin; Pressure; Reserpine; Sotalol; Urinary Bladder; Yohimbine

1988
Simple and complex movements off and on treatment in patients with Parkinson's disease.
    Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 1987, Volume: 50, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Electromyography; Humans; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Movement Disorders; Muscle Contraction; Parkinson Disease; Reaction Time

1987
Autonomic cardiovascular responses in parkinsonism: effect of levodopa with dopa-decarboxylase inhibition.
    Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 1985, Volume: 71, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase Inhibitors; Autonomic Nervous System; Benserazide; Blood Pressure; Carbidopa; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Heart; Heart Rate; Humans; Hydrazines; Levodopa; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction; Parkinson Disease

1985
Behavioral, physiological, and neurochemical changes after 6-hydroxydopamine-induced degeneration of the nigro-striatal dopamine neurons.
    Advances in neurology, 1974, Volume: 5

    Topics: Amphetamine; Animals; Apomorphine; Corpus Striatum; Disease Models, Animal; Drinking Behavior; Electric Stimulation; Electromyography; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Feeding Behavior; Humans; Hydroxydopamines; Levodopa; Motor Neurons; Muscle Contraction; Nerve Degeneration; Neural Pathways; Parkinson Disease; Parkinson Disease, Secondary; Perceptual Disorders; Rats; Reflex, Stretch; Substantia Nigra

1974