1978
d-Amphetamine-induced depression of central dopamine neurons: Evidence for mediation by both autoreceptors and a striato-nigral feedback pathway
Bunney B, Aghajanian G. d-Amphetamine-induced depression of central dopamine neurons: Evidence for mediation by both autoreceptors and a striato-nigral feedback pathway. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 1978, 304: 255-261. PMID: 714182, DOI: 10.1007/bf00507966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA cellsSubstantia nigraFeedback pathwaysCentral dopamine neuronsIntravenous d-amphetamineNon-convulsant dosesPicrotoxin-treated animalsKainic acid injectionRelease of GABAActivity of dopamineNon-lesioned animalsSingle-cell recordingsDA autoreceptorsDendrodendritic synapsesMicroiontophoretic techniquesAfferent terminalsDepressant effectUnlesioned animalsDopamine neuronsGABA antagonistsAnesthetized ratsD-amphetamineCaudate nucleusAcid injectionHigh doses
1973
Comparison of Effects of L-Dopa, Amphetamine and Apomorphine on Firing Rate of Rat Dopaminergic Neurones
BUNNEY B, AGHAJANIAN G, ROTH R. Comparison of Effects of L-Dopa, Amphetamine and Apomorphine on Firing Rate of Rat Dopaminergic Neurones. Nature 1973, 245: 123-125. PMID: 4518113, DOI: 10.1038/newbio245123a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine receptorsAdjacent ventral tegmental areaL-DOPASubstantia nigra zona compactaFiring rateVentral tegmental areaAvailability of dopamineAromatic amino acid decarboxylaseDopamine-containing cellsAmount of dopamineComparison of effectsZona compactaTegmental areaD-amphetamineDopaminergic neuronesAmino acid decarboxylaseReceptor stimulationAcid decarboxylaseDopamineReceptorsApomorphineDrugsStimulationFeedback inhibitionCompacta