1978
d-Amphetamine-induced depression of central dopamine neurons: Evidence for mediation by both autoreceptors and a striato-nigral feedback pathway
Bunney B, Aghajanian G. d-Amphetamine-induced depression of central dopamine neurons: Evidence for mediation by both autoreceptors and a striato-nigral feedback pathway. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 1978, 304: 255-261. PMID: 714182, DOI: 10.1007/bf00507966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA cellsSubstantia nigraFeedback pathwaysCentral dopamine neuronsIntravenous d-amphetamineNon-convulsant dosesPicrotoxin-treated animalsKainic acid injectionRelease of GABAActivity of dopamineNon-lesioned animalsSingle-cell recordingsDA autoreceptorsDendrodendritic synapsesMicroiontophoretic techniquesAfferent terminalsDepressant effectUnlesioned animalsDopamine neuronsGABA antagonistsAnesthetized ratsD-amphetamineCaudate nucleusAcid injectionHigh doses
1975
Inhibition of both noradrenergic and serotonergic neurons in brain by the α-adrenergic agonist clonidine
Svensson T, Bunney B, Aghajanian G. Inhibition of both noradrenergic and serotonergic neurons in brain by the α-adrenergic agonist clonidine. Brain Research 1975, 92: 291-306. PMID: 1174954, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(75)90276-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNE neuronsAgonist clonidineHigh dosesMidbrain dorsal raphe nucleusAlpha-adrenergic agonist clonidineSingle-unit recording techniquesBrain NE neuronsClonidine-induced depressionDorsal raphe nucleusAdrenergic agonist clonidineBrain norepinephrineRaphe neuronsIntravenous clonidineAdrenergic transmissionSerotonergic neuronsDepressant effectDopaminergic neuronsRaphe nucleusSpontaneous firingLocus coeruleusClonidineLow doseL-amphetamineAdrenergic receptorsNeurons