2015
Evidence of D2 receptor expression in the nucleus incertus of the rat
Kumar J, Rajkumar R, Farooq U, Lee L, Tan F, Dawe G. Evidence of D2 receptor expression in the nucleus incertus of the rat. Physiology & Behavior 2015, 151: 525-534. PMID: 26300469, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.08.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActigraphyAnimalsAntigens, NuclearBlotting, WesternDopamine AgonistsFeeding BehaviorFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHousing, AnimalMaleMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsQuinpiroleRaphe NucleiRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, Dopamine D3RelaxinReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionNucleus incertusCorticotropin-releasing factor type 1 receptorRelaxin-3Western blottingFactor type 1 receptorD2 receptor activationDopamine type 2 receptorType 1 receptorType 2 receptorD2 receptor expressionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionStrong bidirectional connectionsCaudal brainstemGABAergic neuronsNeuN immunoreactivityWidespread projectionsMedian rapheReceptor expressionD2 receptorsHome cage monitoring systemInterpeduncular nucleusD3 receptorsCatecholamine receptorsReceptor activation
2013
Morphine dependence and withdrawal induced changes in cholinergic signaling
Neugebauer NM, Einstein EB, Lopez MB, McClure-Begley TD, Mineur YS, Picciotto MR. Morphine dependence and withdrawal induced changes in cholinergic signaling. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 2013, 109: 77-83. PMID: 23651795, PMCID: PMC3690589, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2013.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial habenulaMorphine dependenceCholinergic signalingInterpeduncular nucleusHigh-affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsNicotinic acetylcholine receptor levelsEffects of cholinergicMorphine-dependent miceChronic morphine administrationAcetylcholine receptor levelsC-fos expressionC-Fos activationNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDependent miceMorphine administrationMorphine withdrawalCholinergic drugsOpiate withdrawalCholinergic systemEpibatidine bindingReceptor levelsSomatic signsNeuronal activityAcetylcholine receptorsNAChR receptor
2002
Characterization of [125I]epibatidine binding and nicotinic agonist‐mediated 86Rb+ efflux in interpeduncular nucleus and inferior colliculus of β2 null mutant mice
Marks MJ, Whiteaker P, Grady SR, Picciotto MR, McIntosh JM, Collins AC. Characterization of [125I]epibatidine binding and nicotinic agonist‐mediated 86Rb+ efflux in interpeduncular nucleus and inferior colliculus of β2 null mutant mice. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2002, 81: 1102-1115. PMID: 12065623, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00910.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAlkaloidsAnimalsAzocinesBinding, CompetitiveBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicDose-Response Relationship, DrugInferior ColliculiIodine RadioisotopesMesencephalonMiceMice, Mutant StrainsNicotinic AgonistsNicotinic AntagonistsPyridinesQuinolizinesReceptors, NicotinicRubidium RadioisotopesTritiumConceptsInterpeduncular nucleusInferior colliculusBrain regionsAccessory olfactory nucleusNull mutant miceOlfactory nucleusNicotinic antagonistsD-tubocurarineMedial habenulaSelective antagonistNicotinic agonistsSuperior colliculusMouse brainAgonistsColliculusMutant micePotent agonistSimilar potencyAntagonistNicotinic activityEfflux
2001
Nicotinic agonists stimulate acetylcholine release from mouse interpeduncular nucleus: a function mediated by a different nAChR than dopamine release from striatum
Grady S, Meinerz N, Cao J, Reynolds A, Picciotto M, Changeux J, McIntosh J, Marks M, Collins A. Nicotinic agonists stimulate acetylcholine release from mouse interpeduncular nucleus: a function mediated by a different nAChR than dopamine release from striatum. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2001, 76: 258-268. PMID: 11145999, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00019.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAlkaloidsAnimalsAzocinesCalciumCholineConotoxinsCorpus StriatumDopamineDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHeterozygoteHomozygoteMaleMesencephalonMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsNicotinic AgonistsNicotinic AntagonistsPresynaptic TerminalsProtein SubunitsQuinolizinesReceptors, NicotinicSynaptosomesConceptsAgonist-stimulated releaseAcetylcholine releaseInterpeduncular nucleusStriatal synaptosomesDopamine releaseNicotinic agonistsAlpha-conotoxin MIIMouse striatal synaptosomesAlpha-conotoxin AuIBNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDose-response curveAcetylcholine receptorsExternal calciumDifferent nAChRsDesensitization ratePersistent phaseAgonistsL nicotineSynaptosomesNull mutationSimilar decreaseInhibition curvesMiceReleaseAcetylcholine
1984
Enkephalin convertase localization by [3H]guanidinoethylmercaptosuccinic acid autoradiography: selective association with enkephalin-containing neurons.
Lynch DR, Strittmatter SM, Snyder SH. Enkephalin convertase localization by [3H]guanidinoethylmercaptosuccinic acid autoradiography: selective association with enkephalin-containing neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1984, 81: 6543-6547. PMID: 6436816, PMCID: PMC391961, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.20.6543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnkephalin convertaseSpinal trigeminal tractDorsal parabrachial nucleusTrigeminal tractSolitary tractAcid autoradiographySubstantia gelatinosaParabrachial nucleusDentate gyrusLocus coeruleusPreoptic hypothalamusInterpeduncular nucleusLateral septumBed nucleusRat brainStria terminalisMedian eminenceMagnocellular nucleusCentral nucleusImmunocytochemical localizationHypothalamusEnkephalin biosynthesisEnkephalinTractGuanidinoethylmercaptosuccinic acid
1978
Development of the interpeduncular nucleus in the midbrain of rhesus monkey and human
Lenn N, Halfon N, Rakic P. Development of the interpeduncular nucleus in the midbrain of rhesus monkey and human. Brain Structure And Function 1978, 152: 273-289. PMID: 418705, DOI: 10.1007/bf00350525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpeduncular nucleusIPN neuronsRhesus monkeysCarnegie stages 17Histological preparationsNon-human primatesNeuronal sizeIntrauterine lifeCerebral aqueductPostmitotic cellsVentral midbrainGolgi impregnationNissl substanceDay 36Stage 17Golgi methodExperimental modelNeuronsNeuronal differentiationAutoradiographic methodAutoradiographic analysisVentricular surfaceMonkeysFinal cell divisionFetuses
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