Modafinil Improves Catalepsy in a Rat 6-Hydroxydopamine Model of Parkinson’s Disease; Possible Involvement of Dopaminergic Neurotransmission

Reza Vajdi-Hokmabad ¹, Mojtaba Ziaee ², Saeed Sadigh-Eteghad ³, Siamak Sandoghchian Shotorbani ⁴, Javad Mahmoudi ³ *

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