1999
Spontaneous Blink Rates Correlate with Dopamine Levels in the Caudate Nucleus of MPTP-Treated Monkeys
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Lawrence M, Sladek J, Roth R, Redmond D. Spontaneous Blink Rates Correlate with Dopamine Levels in the Caudate Nucleus of MPTP-Treated Monkeys. Experimental Neurology 1999, 158: 214-220. PMID: 10448434, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1999.7093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaudate nucleusConcentration of DAEye blink rateBlink rateDA ratioDopaminergic regulationD1 agonist dihydrexidineDA D2 receptorsDopaminergic neurotoxin MPTPSeverity of parkinsonismSpontaneous eye blink rateSpecific brain regionsAntiparkinsonian effectsDA depletionD2 agonistDopamine D1Dopamine levelsNeurotoxin MPTPD2 receptorsMPTPNormal animalsRostral portionSubcortical regionsBrain regionsVentromedial region
1991
D1 and D2 dopamine receptors independently regulate spontaneous blink rate in the vervet monkey.
Elsworth J, Lawrence M, Roth R, Taylor J, Mailman R, Nichols D, Lewis M, Redmond D. D1 and D2 dopamine receptors independently regulate spontaneous blink rate in the vervet monkey. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1991, 259: 595-600. PMID: 1682479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2 dopamine receptorsDopamine receptorsSpontaneous blink rateBlink ratePrior administrationSCH 23390D1 agonistPartial D1 agonistSpecific D1 antagonistSpecific D2 antagonistRole of D1Dose-dependent increaseSpontaneous eye blink rateFull D1 agonistSpecific D2 agonistReceptor-selective drugsAfrican green monkeysEye blink rateDopamine agonistsSKF 38393D2 agonistD1 antagonistD2 antagonistReceptor subtypesD2 receptors