1985
An electrophysiological analysis of the actions of the 3-PPP enantiomers on the nigrostriatal dopamine system
Clark D, Engberg G, Pileblad E, Svensson T, Carlsson A, Freeman A, Bunney B. An electrophysiological analysis of the actions of the 3-PPP enantiomers on the nigrostriatal dopamine system. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 1985, 329: 344-354. PMID: 4033804, DOI: 10.1007/bf00496366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostsynaptic DA receptorsInhibitory actionDA autoreceptorsDA receptorsNeuronal activityDA cell firing rateExtracellular single-unit recordingsCaudate neuronal activityDA neuronal activityGallamine-paralyzed ratsNigrostriatal DA systemNigrostriatal dopamine systemSingle-unit recordingsCell firing rateReticulata neuronsDA agonistsDA cellsIntravenous administrationMajority of cellsDopamine systemN-propylpiperidineUnit recordingsPartial agonistCell activityFiring rate
1984
The effects of phencyclidine and N-allylnormetazocine on midbrain dopamine neuronal activity
Freeman A, Bunney B. The effects of phencyclidine and N-allylnormetazocine on midbrain dopamine neuronal activity. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1984, 104: 287-293. PMID: 6094217, DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(84)90404-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA neuronsNeuronal activityN-allylnormetazocineMidbrain dopamine neuronal activitySingle-unit recording techniquesSubstantia nigra zona compactaFiring rateA10 DA neuronsDopamine neuronal activitySigma receptor agonistsMidbrain dopamine neuronsBaseline firing rateEffects of phencyclidineWeak inhibitory actionExcitatory effectsZona compactaHaloperidol pretreatmentDopamine neuronsReceptor agonistBiphasic effectInhibitory actionNeuronsRecording techniquesPhencyclidineDrugs
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