1987
Chronic Neuroleptic Effects on Dopamine Neuron Activity: A Model for Predicting Therapeutic Efficacy and Side Effects?
Freeman A, Bunney B. Chronic Neuroleptic Effects on Dopamine Neuron Activity: A Model for Predicting Therapeutic Efficacy and Side Effects? Psychopharmacology Series 1987, 3: 225-235. PMID: 2881290, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-71288-3_26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMost psychotic patientsDA receptor blockerTreatment of choiceDopamine neuron activityCentral catecholamine systemsReceptor blockadeReceptor blockersCatecholamine neuronsNeuroleptic effectsMajor symptomsAntipsychotic drugsCatecholamine systemsAntipsychotic propertiesForebrain regionsNeuronal activityCatecholamine receptorsSide effectsDopamine systemNeuron activityPsychotic patientsTherapeutic efficacyMode of actionFeedback pathwaysTreatmentNeuroleptics
1985
Dopamine
Grace A, Bunney B. Dopamine. 1985, 285-319. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-4961-7_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatecholamine systemsBrain DA systemsFluorescence histochemical techniqueHistochemical fluorescence techniqueBiosynthesis of norepinephrinePrecise anatomical localizationBrain dopamineDopaminergic neuronsStriatal dopamineParkinson's diseaseAnatomical localizationNeuronal populationsAnatomical locationBrain functionDA systemDopamineStudy of dopamineHistochemical techniquesNorepinephrineNeurophysiological analysisDiseaseNeuronsBrainProjection areaBiochemical data
1982
A modification of the rapid glyoxylic acid technique permits visualization of serotonergic and hypothalamic dopaminergic neurons
Rassmussen S, Bunney B. A modification of the rapid glyoxylic acid technique permits visualization of serotonergic and hypothalamic dopaminergic neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 1982, 6: 139-144. PMID: 6750255, DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(82)90024-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlyoxylic acid techniqueHypothalamic dopaminergic neuronsTryptophan hydroxylase inhibitorHypothalamic cell groupsTryptophan pretreatmentCatecholaminergic neuronsDopaminergic neuronsHypothalamic neuronsPara-chlorophenylalanineDendritic fieldsSerotonergic systemCatecholamine systemsColchicine administrationHydroxylase inhibitorColchicine pretreatmentCell groupsNeuronsAcid techniqueMethod of choiceReliable visualizationPretreatmentDopaminergicHistofluorescenceImmunocytohistochemistryAdministration
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