1975
D & L amphetamine stereoisomers: comparative potencies in affecting the firing of central dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons.
Bunney B, Walters J, Kuhar M, Roth R, Aghajanian G. D & L amphetamine stereoisomers: comparative potencies in affecting the firing of central dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons. Psychopharmacology Communications 1975, 1: 177-90. PMID: 1223998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNoradrenergic neuronsDopaminergic neuronsD-amphetamineSingle-unit recording techniquesSubstantia nigra zona compactaSubstantia nigra dopamineLocus coeruleus cellsIsomers of amphetamineCentral dopaminergicZona compactaDA cellsDopamine neuronsLocus coeruleusParalyzed ratsCatecholamine systemsLow dosesInterpretation of studiesPharmacological toolsFiring ratePreferential effectComparative potencyNeuronsAmphetamineLethal dosesRecording techniques
1973
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AMPHETAMINE ON DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS
BUNNEY B, AGHAJANIAN G. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AMPHETAMINE ON DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS. 1973, 957-962. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-017922-3.50182-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDA synthesisDopaminergic neuronsDA cellsElectrophysiological effectsD-AMPLow ejection currentsTyrosine hydroxylase inhibitorIntra-peritoneal administrationCell firing rateDA neuronsDA receptorsDepressant effectOlfactory tubercleEjection currentsIntravenous administrationCaudate nucleusHydroxylase inhibitorPostsynaptic cellFiring rateMinimal responseNeuronsBlockadeAntipsychotic phenothiazinesAdministrationAmphetamine