1992
Actions of Neurotensin: A Review of the Electrophysiological Studiesa
SHI W, BUNNEY B. Actions of Neurotensin: A Review of the Electrophysiological Studiesa. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1992, 668: 129-145. PMID: 1463269, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1992.tb27345.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsNeurotensinConceptsExcitatory effectsDA cellsModulatory effectsDA receptor blockadeDirect postsynaptic effectAction of neurotensinGlutamate-induced excitationMidbrain DA cellsMembrane conductancePostsynaptic effectsReceptor blockadeDepolarization inactivationNT receptorsCell activityFiring rateSame receptorNeuromedin NSudden cessationHigh concentrationsProtein kinase CBasal activityToxic effectsInhibitionNeurotensinReceptorsRoles of intracellular cAMP and protein kinase A in the actions of dopamine and neurotensin on midbrain dopamine neurons
Shi W, Bunney B. Roles of intracellular cAMP and protein kinase A in the actions of dopamine and neurotensin on midbrain dopamine neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1992, 12: 2433-2438. PMID: 1318960, PMCID: PMC6575923, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.12-06-02433.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine-induced inhibitionEffects of neurotensinDopamine neuronsIntracellular cAMPAdenylate cyclaseAction of neurotensinRat midbrain slicesAction of dopamineVentral tegmental areaMidbrain dopamine neuronsIntracellular cAMP levelsMidbrain slicesSubstantia nigraTegmental areaDopamine cellsDopamine effectsSpontaneous activityModulatory effectsNeurotensinIsobutyl methylxanthineInhibitory effectNeuronsCAMP levelsProtein kinase CInhibition
1991
Neurotensin modulates autoreceptor mediated dopamine effects on midbrain dopamine cell activity
Shi W, Bunney B. Neurotensin modulates autoreceptor mediated dopamine effects on midbrain dopamine cell activity. Brain Research 1991, 543: 315-321. PMID: 1676331, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(91)90043-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA cellsCell activityFiring rateDA cell activityInteraction of neurotensinGlutamate-induced excitationEffects of neurotensinMidbrain dopamine cell activityDopamine cell activityMidbrain dopamine neuronsSpecific D2 agonistMicroiontophoretic techniquesD2 agonistDopamine neuronsD2 receptorsDopamine effectsSpontaneous activityNeurotensinNT effectsLocal ejectionInhibitionSignificant changesCellsCell levelSame cells
1980
Effect of sensory stimuli on the activity of dopaminergic neurons: Involvement of non-dopaminergic nigral neurons and striato-nigral pathways
Hommer D, Bunney B. Effect of sensory stimuli on the activity of dopaminergic neurons: Involvement of non-dopaminergic nigral neurons and striato-nigral pathways. Life Sciences 1980, 27: 377-386. PMID: 7412480, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(80)90185-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriato-nigral pathwayDopaminergic neuronsReticulata neuronsInhibitory periodSingle-unit recording techniquesNon-dopaminergic neuronsNigro-striatal pathwaySciatic nerve stimulationRat substantia nigraDopaminergic neuron activitySensory stimuliInitial inhibitionStimulation-induced changesActivity of dopaminergicNigral neuronsNerve stimulationSubstantia nigraNeuron activityNeuronsRecording techniquesHaloperidolLesionsInhibitionStimulationPathway
1974
Noradrenergic neurons: Morphine inhibition of spontaneous activity
Korf J, Bunney B, Aghajanian G. Noradrenergic neurons: Morphine inhibition of spontaneous activity. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1974, 25: 165-169. PMID: 4435020, DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(74)90045-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocus coeruleusMorphine sulfateFiring rateNeuronal activitySpontaneous activityNoradrenergic neuron activityNorepinephrine-containing neuronsNoradrenergic neuronal activityLocus coeruleus cellsSpontaneous firing rateDorsal raphe nucleusAnalgesic actionMorphine inhibitionSerotonergic neuronsRaphe nucleusMorphine antagonistNoxious stimuliNE cellsNeuron activityCoeruleusMorphineNeuronsNaloxoneInhibitionCells