behavior/neurological
• fell off in a rotarod test more rapidly than did controls
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• increased amphetamine induced motor activity
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• reduced spontaneous locomotor activity in an open field test
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nervous system
• tyrosine hydroxylase neurons show increased resistance to degeneration due to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)
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homeostasis/metabolism
• reduced about 10% in the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway
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