Imaging Human Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission with Positron Emission Tomography. Part II: Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in the Functional Subdivisions of the Striatum
Martinez D, Slifstein M, Broft A, Mawlawi O, Hwang DR, Huang Y, Cooper T, Kegeles L, Zarahn E, Abi-Dargham A, Haber SN, Laruelle M. Imaging Human Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission with Positron Emission Tomography. Part II: Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in the Functional Subdivisions of the Striatum. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2003, 23: 285-300. PMID: 12621304, DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000048520.34839.1a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2 receptor availabilityPositron emission tomographyReceptor availabilityHuman striatumFunctional subdivisionsDopamine releaseAssociative regionsSensorimotor regionsEmission tomographyAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseIntegration of limbicMesolimbic dopamine transmissionDopamine D2 receptorsVoxel-based analysisPriming bolusSensorimotor subdivisionsAmphetamine administrationMotor functionStriatal functionD2 receptorsIntravenous administrationStriatal subregionsVentral midbrainHealthy volunteersDopamine transmission