Repeated treatment with, but not single administration of drugs which impair dopaminergic transmission produced a consistent reduction in substance P immunoreactivity in the rat substantia nigra. This effect appears to be related to the D-2 dopamine receptor function as the blockade of this receptor subtype by selective antagonists produced effects qualitatively similar to those produced by drugs lacking selectivity for different subclasses of dopamine receptors.

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