2000
The predator odor, TMT, displays a unique, stress-like pattern of dopaminergic and endocrinological activation in the rat
Morrow B, Redmond A, Roth R, Elsworth J. The predator odor, TMT, displays a unique, stress-like pattern of dopaminergic and endocrinological activation in the rat. Brain Research 2000, 864: 146-151. PMID: 10793199, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)02174-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine metabolismSerum corticosteroneAcute exposureCentral dopamine metabolismNucleus accumbens coreMedial prefrontal cortexFear-inducing behaviorPredator odorCentral effectsAccumbens coreRatsStressful stimuliPrefrontal cortexConditioned fearAltered behaviorControl odorAversive stimuliCorticosteroneMetabolismOpen fieldBiochemical activationUnique patternExposureActivationTMT
1987
Homovanillic acid concentrations in brain, CSF and plasma as indicators of central dopamine function in primates
Elsworth J, Leahy D, Roth R, Redmond D. Homovanillic acid concentrations in brain, CSF and plasma as indicators of central dopamine function in primates. Journal Of Neural Transmission 1987, 68: 51-62. PMID: 3806086, DOI: 10.1007/bf01244639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomovanillic acid concentrationsDorsal frontal cortexFrontal cortexHVA concentrationsCentral dopamine functionCSF HVA concentrationsCentral dopamine metabolismBasal ganglia areaOrbital frontal cortexSignificant correlationPossible treatment effectsPlasma HVAGanglia areaDopamine metabolismCaudate nucleusCortical areasDopamine functionBrain areasCisternal CSFBrain regionsHVA measurementsCortex contributesCSFCortexOnly significant relationship