1991
Neurotensin modulates autoreceptor mediated dopamine effects on midbrain dopamine cell activity
Shi W, Bunney B. Neurotensin modulates autoreceptor mediated dopamine effects on midbrain dopamine cell activity. Brain Research 1991, 543: 315-321. PMID: 1676331, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(91)90043-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA cellsCell activityFiring rateDA cell activityInteraction of neurotensinGlutamate-induced excitationEffects of neurotensinMidbrain dopamine cell activityDopamine cell activityMidbrain dopamine neuronsSpecific D2 agonistMicroiontophoretic techniquesD2 agonistDopamine neuronsD2 receptorsDopamine effectsSpontaneous activityNeurotensinNT effectsLocal ejectionInhibitionSignificant changesCellsCell levelSame cells
1985
Opposing effects of striatonigral feedback pathways on midbrain dopamine cell activity
Grace A, Bunney B. Opposing effects of striatonigral feedback pathways on midbrain dopamine cell activity. Brain Research 1985, 333: 271-284. PMID: 2986775, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)91581-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsDA cellsStriatal stimulationReticulata neuronsDA neuronsRebound depolarizationReversal potentialSubstantia nigra zona reticulata neuronsStriatonigral GABAergic pathwayMidbrain dopamine cell activityDopamine cell activitySame stimulation parametersChloride injectionChloride channel blockerChloride reversal potentialSimilar reversal potentialsSimilar time courseGABAergic pathwayGABAergic projectionsZona reticulataPostsynaptic potentialsSystemic injectionChannel blockersIntracellular recordingsStriatal cells