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 effectsInhibitionNeurotensinReceptors
1991
Effects of neurotensin on midbrain dopamine neurons: Are they mediated by formation of a neurotensin—dopamine complex?
Shi W, Bunney B. Effects of neurotensin on midbrain dopamine neurons: Are they mediated by formation of a neurotensin—dopamine complex? Synapse 1991, 9: 157-164. PMID: 1776128, DOI: 10.1002/syn.890090302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of neurotensinNeurotensin receptorsDopamine neuronsDopamine cellsCell activitySingle-unit recording techniquesFiring rateMidbrain dopamine neuron activityAction of neurotensinBasal firing rateDopamine receptor blockadeDopamine-induced inhibitionDopamine neuron activityMidbrain dopamine neuronsReceptor blockadeDepolarization inactivationExcitatory effectsNative neurotensinBrain slicesNeuron activityNeurotensinNeurotensin analoguesSame receptorRecording techniquesReceptors