The effect of prolonged administration of antagonists on rat striatal dopamine D2 receptor binding and mRNA content was examined. Both haloperidol (2 and 4 mg/kg) and sulpiride (10 mg/kg) induced a significant rise in total D2 and D2(444) mRNA level and in Bmax. Regulation of messenger RNA accumulation is thus an important determinant of dopamine D2 receptor density.

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