Mesocortical dopamine neurons: High basal firing frequency predicts tyrosine dependence of dopamine synthesis
Tam S, Elsworth J, Bradberry C, Roth R. Mesocortical dopamine neurons: High basal firing frequency predicts tyrosine dependence of dopamine synthesis. Journal Of Neural Transmission 1990, 81: 97-110. PMID: 2363911, DOI: 10.1007/bf01245830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic AcidAnimalsCerebral CortexDopamineHomovanillic AcidInjections, IntraperitonealMaleRatsRats, Inbred StrainsTyrosineValineConceptsMesoprefrontal DA neuronsDA neuronsTyrosine administrationDA levelsCingulate cortexPrefrontal cortexTyrosine hydroxylationAnxiogenic β-carbolineDA metabolite levelsDA terminal fieldsEndogenous DA levelsMesocortical DA neuronsMesocortical dopamine neuronsVivo tyrosine hydroxylationMidbrain DA neuronsTyrosine hydroxylase activityTransmitter outflowDA metabolitesDA synthesisDopamine neuronsFG 7142Dopamine synthesisTerminal fieldsTyrosine availabilityHigh doses