1991
Repetitive firing properties of putative dopamine-containing neurons in vitro: regulation by an apamin-sensitive Ca2+-activated K+ conductance
Shepard P, Bunney B. Repetitive firing properties of putative dopamine-containing neurons in vitro: regulation by an apamin-sensitive Ca2+-activated K+ conductance. Experimental Brain Research 1991, 86: 141-150. PMID: 1756785, DOI: 10.1007/bf00231048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potentialsPutative dopamine-containing neuronsEffects of apaminDopamine-containing neuronsIntracellular recording techniquesPost-spike afterhyperpolarizationRepetitive firing propertiesTypes of Ca2Apamin-sensitive Ca2Adaptive neuronal responsesZona compactaSubstantia nigraBath applicationInhibitory periodNeuronal responsesAfterhyperpolarizationApaminFiring propertiesRecording techniquesCellular mechanismsElectroresponsive propertiesFrequency adaptationSelective inhibitorInterspike intervalsNeurons
1990
Characterization of dopamine release in the rat medial prefrontal cortex as assessed by in vivo microdialysis: Comparison to the striatum
Moghaddam B, Roth R, Bunney B. Characterization of dopamine release in the rat medial prefrontal cortex as assessed by in vivo microdialysis: Comparison to the striatum. Neuroscience 1990, 36: 669-676. PMID: 2234405, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(90)90009-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexRat medial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexCortical dopamineDopamine releaseChloral hydrate-anesthetized ratsBeta-carboline FG 7142Dopamine release processBasal releasePara-tyrosineVivo microdialysisDopamine levelsFG 7142Local perfusionExtracellular dopamineAlpha-methylExtracellular levelsFmol/StriatumPharmacological manipulationCortexBasal levelsMicrodialysisStimulation conditionsDopamine
1989
Ionic Composition of Microdialysis Perfusing Solution Alters the Pharmacological Responsiveness and Basal Outflow of Striatal Dopamine
Moghaddam B, Bunney B. Ionic Composition of Microdialysis Perfusing Solution Alters the Pharmacological Responsiveness and Basal Outflow of Striatal Dopamine. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1989, 53: 652-654. PMID: 2568406, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1989.tb07383.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacological responsivenessNigrostriatal dopamine systemExtracellular dopamine levelsExtracellular fluidBasal outflowBasal releaseStriatal dopamineHigh calcium levelsVivo microdialysisIonic compositionDopamine levelsCalcium levelsDopamine systemPharmacological manipulationRinger's solutionPerfusionDopamineResponsivenessSolution altersAltersMicrodialysis
1984
The control of firing pattern in nigral dopamine neurons: burst firing
Grace A, Bunney B. The control of firing pattern in nigral dopamine neurons: burst firing. Journal Of Neuroscience 1984, 4: 2877-2890. PMID: 6150071, PMCID: PMC6564720, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.04-11-02877.1984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA cellsIntracellular injectionBase-line firing rateFiring ratePotassium conductanceIntracellular calcium injectionNigral dopamine neuronsStriatal DA releaseVivo intracellular recordingsBurst-firing modeDegree of burstDA releaseDopamine neuronsExtracellular iontophoresisBurst firingIntracellular recordingsCalcium injectionDopamine cellsCalcium influxCalcium involvementBursting patternInjectionCellsConsecutive spikesBlockade