Electroretinographic effects of haloperidol on the mouse retina

Doc Ophthalmol. 1993;85(2):151-60. doi: 10.1007/BF01371130.

Abstract

The effects of haloperidol on the electroretinogram were studied in mice injected intraperitoneally with haloperidol. A dose-related study was performed. A significant decrease in the amplitude of the b-wave was found in the mice injected with more than 20 mg/kg of haloperidol. However, the peak latency of the b-wave and the stimulus intensity required to elicit a b-wave of one half of the maximum b-wave amplitude remained unchanged. No significant changes were found in the a-wave. This change in the electroretinogram recovered 24 hours after the injection. These results suggest that functional change occurred at the retinal level after intraperitoneal injection of haloperidol.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Electroretinography / drug effects*
  • Haloperidol / administration & dosage
  • Haloperidol / pharmacology*
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Retina / physiology*

Substances

  • Haloperidol