2011
An Instructive Role for Patterned Spontaneous Retinal Activity in Mouse Visual Map Development
Xu HP, Furman M, Mineur YS, Chen H, King SL, Zenisek D, Zhou ZJ, Butts DA, Tian N, Picciotto MR, Crair MC. An Instructive Role for Patterned Spontaneous Retinal Activity in Mouse Visual Map Development. Neuron 2011, 70: 1115-1127. PMID: 21689598, PMCID: PMC3119851, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous retinal activityRetinal activityRetinal ganglion cell projectionsEye-specific segregationGanglion cell projectionsSpontaneous retinal wavesActivity-dependent refinementRetinal ganglion cellsMouse visual systemComplex neural circuitsEye of originRetinal wavesGanglion cellsRetinotopic refinementNeuronal activitySpontaneous activityMammalian visual systemAcetylcholine receptorsNeuronal connectivityMammalian brainNeural circuitsOverall activity levelsActivity levelsBrainVisual system
2006
Differential effects of nicotinic antagonists perfused into the nucleus accumbens or the ventral tegmental area on cocaine-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of mice
Zanetti L, Picciotto MR, Zoli M. Differential effects of nicotinic antagonists perfused into the nucleus accumbens or the ventral tegmental area on cocaine-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of mice. Psychopharmacology 2006, 190: 189. PMID: 17061109, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0598-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-VTA perfusionVentral tegmental areaDA levelsNucleus accumbensCocaine-elicited increasesPerfusate levelsTegmental areaCocaine-induced dopamine releaseNicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonistMesolimbic DA neuronsDihydro-β-erythroidineAcetylcholine receptor antagonistEffects of cocaineMesolimbic dopamine systemSubtype-specific mannerDA neuronsNAChR antagonistIntracerebral microdialysisNicotinic antagonistsReceptor antagonistNicotinic pathwayLocal perfusionDopamine releaseDopamine systemPerfusion