1999
Spontaneous Blink Rates Correlate with Dopamine Levels in the Caudate Nucleus of MPTP-Treated Monkeys
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Lawrence M, Sladek J, Roth R, Redmond D. Spontaneous Blink Rates Correlate with Dopamine Levels in the Caudate Nucleus of MPTP-Treated Monkeys. Experimental Neurology 1999, 158: 214-220. PMID: 10448434, DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1999.7093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaudate nucleusConcentration of DAEye blink rateBlink rateDA ratioDopaminergic regulationD1 agonist dihydrexidineDA D2 receptorsDopaminergic neurotoxin MPTPSeverity of parkinsonismSpontaneous eye blink rateSpecific brain regionsAntiparkinsonian effectsDA depletionD2 agonistDopamine D1Dopamine levelsNeurotoxin MPTPD2 receptorsMPTPNormal animalsRostral portionSubcortical regionsBrain regionsVentromedial region
1996
Early gestational mesencephalon grafts, but not later gestational mesencephalon, cerebellum or sham grafts, increase dopamine in caudate nucleus of MPTP-treated monkeys
Elsworth J, Sladek J, Taylor J, Collier T, Redmond D, Roth R. Early gestational mesencephalon grafts, but not later gestational mesencephalon, cerebellum or sham grafts, increase dopamine in caudate nucleus of MPTP-treated monkeys. Neuroscience 1996, 72: 477-484. PMID: 8737417, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00564-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal ventral mesencephalonVentral mesencephalonCaudate nucleusGraft siteDopamine neuronsDopamine concentrationsBehavioral recoveryTyrosine hydroxylase-positive neuronsHomovanillic acid/dopamine ratioFetal dopamine neuronsGrafted dopamine neuronsIntrastriatal transplantsParkinsonian primatesGrafted neuronsIntrastriatal transplantationGestational ageTransplant proceduresDopamine ratioDopamine productionSignificant elevationNucleus accumbensDopamine systemSham graftsGraftBrain regions
1991
Potentiation of the effects of reward-related stimuli by dopaminergic-dependent mechanisms in the nucleus accumbens
Cador M, Taylor J, Robbins T. Potentiation of the effects of reward-related stimuli by dopaminergic-dependent mechanisms in the nucleus accumbens. Psychopharmacology 1991, 104: 377-385. PMID: 1924645, DOI: 10.1007/bf02246039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal noradrenergic bundleDose-dependent increaseDA-dependent mechanismSignificant dose-dependent increaseSmaller infusion volumesDA infusionDA receptorsAlpha-flupenthixolNoradrenergic bundleSystemic doseProfound depletionNucleus accumbensReward-related processesInfusion volumeNeurotoxic lesionsNA levelsNeurochemical mediationNoradrenalinePotentiationCONDITIONED REINFORCEMENTDopamineReward-related stimuliConditioned reinforcersAmphetamineDoses
1990
Chapter 62 Improvements in MPTP-induced object retrieval deficits and behavioral deficits after fetal nigral grafting in monkeys
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Roth R, Collier T, Sladek J, Redmond D. Chapter 62 Improvements in MPTP-induced object retrieval deficits and behavioral deficits after fetal nigral grafting in monkeys. Progress In Brain Research 1990, 82: 543-559. PMID: 2290957, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)62645-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF HVA levelsHVA levelsBehavioral recoveryCaudate nucleusSN graftsDopamine neuronsDopamine productionHVA/dopamine ratioCentral dopamine productionFetal substantia nigraStriatum of subjectsSubstantia nigra transplantsRelease of dopamineImproved parkinsonismHost striatumHost brainFetal graftsMPTP administrationParkinsonian signsTH immunohistochemistrySubstantia nigraDopamine ratioSmall graftsBehavioral deficitsGraft
1986
6-Hydroxydopamine lesions of the nucleus accumbens, but not of the caudate nucleus, attenuate enhanced responding with reward-related stimuli produced by intra-accumbens d-amphetamine
Taylor J, Robbins T. 6-Hydroxydopamine lesions of the nucleus accumbens, but not of the caudate nucleus, attenuate enhanced responding with reward-related stimuli produced by intra-accumbens d-amphetamine. Psychopharmacology 1986, 90: 390-397. PMID: 3097729, DOI: 10.1007/bf00179197.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1984
Enhanced behavioural control by conditioned reinforcers following microinjections of d-amphetamine into the nucleus accumbens
Taylor J, Robbins T. Enhanced behavioural control by conditioned reinforcers following microinjections of d-amphetamine into the nucleus accumbens. Psychopharmacology 1984, 84: 405-412. PMID: 6440188, DOI: 10.1007/bf00555222.Peer-Reviewed Original Research