Catecholamine receptors on locus coeruleus neurons: Pharmacological characterization
Cedarbaum J, Aghajanian G. Catecholamine receptors on locus coeruleus neurons: Pharmacological characterization. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1977, 44: 375-385. PMID: 330174, DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(77)90312-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLC neuronsLocus coeruleusNoradrenergic neuronsCatecholamine receptorsΑ-receptorsCell bodiesΑ-methylnorepinephrinePostsynaptic α-receptorsPeripheral sympathetic nervesLocus coeruleus neuronsDopamine agonist apomorphineCentral dopamine receptorsΒ-agonist isoproterenolSingle-unit recordingsSympathetic nervesAgonist apomorphineAgonist clonidineMicroiontophoretic applicationCoeruleus neuronsSpontaneous firingΑ-adrenoreceptorsDopamine receptorsPharmacological characterizationAgonist drugsPharmacological characteristics