2016
Electrical microstimulation of the nucleus incertus induces forward locomotion and rotation in rats
Farooq U, Kumar J, Rajkumar R, Dawe G. Electrical microstimulation of the nucleus incertus induces forward locomotion and rotation in rats. Physiology & Behavior 2016, 160: 50-58. PMID: 27049117, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Evidence of D2 receptor expression in the nucleus incertus of the rat
Kumar J, Rajkumar R, Farooq U, Lee L, Tan F, Dawe G. Evidence of D2 receptor expression in the nucleus incertus of the rat. Physiology & Behavior 2015, 151: 525-534. PMID: 26300469, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.08.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActigraphyAnimalsAntigens, NuclearBlotting, WesternDopamine AgonistsFeeding BehaviorFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHousing, AnimalMaleMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsQuinpiroleRaphe NucleiRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, Dopamine D3RelaxinReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionNucleus incertusCorticotropin-releasing factor type 1 receptorRelaxin-3Western blottingFactor type 1 receptorD2 receptor activationDopamine type 2 receptorType 1 receptorType 2 receptorD2 receptor expressionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionStrong bidirectional connectionsCaudal brainstemGABAergic neuronsNeuN immunoreactivityWidespread projectionsMedian rapheReceptor expressionD2 receptorsHome cage monitoring systemInterpeduncular nucleusD3 receptorsCatecholamine receptorsReceptor activation