2019
Localising movement disorders in childhood
Bamford NS, McVicar K. Localising movement disorders in childhood. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2019, 3: 917-928. PMID: 31653548, PMCID: PMC7102738, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(19)30330-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMovement disordersBasal gangliaBasal ganglia functionMajor movement disordersGanglia functionNew pharmacologicalTreatment decisionsClinical definitionSynaptic functionElectrophysiological approachesDisordersMotor learningGangliaChildrenIon channelsThalamusCortexPharmacologicalDiseasePhysiological frameworkDiagnosisNeuronsReceptors
2012
Lack of GPR88 enhances medium spiny neuron activity and alters motor- and cue-dependent behaviors
Quintana A, Sanz E, Wang W, Storey GP, Güler AD, Wanat MJ, Roller BA, La Torre A, Amieux PS, McKnight GS, Bamford NS, Palmiter RD. Lack of GPR88 enhances medium spiny neuron activity and alters motor- and cue-dependent behaviors. Nature Neuroscience 2012, 15: 1547-1555. PMID: 23064379, PMCID: PMC3483418, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAvoidance LearningBenzylaminesBiophysicsCells, CulturedChromonesCorpus StriatumCuesElectric StimulationEmbryo, MammalianExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFemaleGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGene Expression ProfilingGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMotor ActivityMutationNeuronsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphinic AcidsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, GABA-BReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRotarod Performance TestConceptsMedium spiny neuronsMedium spiny neuron activityStriatal medium spiny neuronsOrphan G protein-coupled receptorPoor motor coordinationG protein-coupled receptorsProtein-coupled receptorsSpiny neuronsMotor coordinationGPR88Neuron activityFiring rateReduced inhibitionHyperactivityMiceNeuronsReceptors