1985
An electrophysiological analysis of the actions of the 3-PPP enantiomers on the nigrostriatal dopamine system
Clark D, Engberg G, Pileblad E, Svensson T, Carlsson A, Freeman A, Bunney B. An electrophysiological analysis of the actions of the 3-PPP enantiomers on the nigrostriatal dopamine system. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 1985, 329: 344-354. PMID: 4033804, DOI: 10.1007/bf00496366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostsynaptic DA receptorsInhibitory actionDA autoreceptorsDA receptorsNeuronal activityDA cell firing rateExtracellular single-unit recordingsCaudate neuronal activityDA neuronal activityGallamine-paralyzed ratsNigrostriatal DA systemNigrostriatal dopamine systemSingle-unit recordingsCell firing rateReticulata neuronsDA agonistsDA cellsIntravenous administrationMajority of cellsDopamine systemN-propylpiperidineUnit recordingsPartial agonistCell activityFiring rate
1980
Peripheral and striatal influences on nigral dopamine cells: Mediation by reticulata neurons
Grace A, Hommer D, Bunney B. Peripheral and striatal influences on nigral dopamine cells: Mediation by reticulata neurons. Brain Research Bulletin 1980, 5: 105-109. DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(80)90017-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDA cellsZona reticulataGABA agonistsInhibitory influenceDA cell firing rateDopamine receptor blocker haloperidolStriato-nigral pathwayNigral dopamine cellsCell firing rateReticulata neuronsStriatal influencesSubstantia nigraDopaminergic cellsDopamine cellsNoxious stimuliLow dosesFiring rateNeuronsInhibitory effectAgonistsCell rateCellsHaloperidolMuscimolDoses