Description
SulpirideisanantipsychoticthatfunctionsasanantagoNISTatD2/3receptorsandalsoupregulatesandactivatestheGHBreceptor.Invivo,sulpirideamelioratesincreasedimpulsivityandattentionalimpairmentinPFC-lesionedmodelsofschizophrenia.Additionally,becausedopamineinhibitsprolactinrelease,sulpiride’sinhibitionofdopamineresultsinincreasedconcentrationsofprolactinaswellasmelanocyte-stimulatinghormone.
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