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
1987
Differential responsiveness to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine toxicity in sub-regions of the primate substantia nigra and striatum
Elsworth J, Deutch A, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. Differential responsiveness to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine toxicity in sub-regions of the primate substantia nigra and striatum. Life Sciences 1987, 40: 193-202. PMID: 3491946, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(87)90359-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstantia nigraParkinsonian disabilityDA neuronsSymptomatic animalsMedial regionAsymptomatic animalsHVA/DA ratioLateral regionsDA concentrationPrimate substantia nigraDA histofluorescenceNigrostriatal pathwayTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) toxicityDopaminergic neuronsContralateral halfDA ratioDopaminergic cellsLipofuscin fluorescenceCell bodiesStriatumIndividual neuronsNeuronsDifferential responsivenessMarked lossDopamine