1990
MPTP-induced parkinsonism: relative changes in dopamine concentration in subregions of substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area and retrorubral field of symptomatic and asymptomatic vervet monkeys
Elsworth J, Deutch A, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. MPTP-induced parkinsonism: relative changes in dopamine concentration in subregions of substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area and retrorubral field of symptomatic and asymptomatic vervet monkeys. Brain Research 1990, 513: 320-324. PMID: 2350702, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)90474-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental areaSubstantia nigraTegmental areaRetrorubral fieldParkinson's diseasePostencephalitic Parkinson's diseaseHomovanillic acid concentrationsMesostriatal dopaminergic systemIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseAsymptomatic monkeysSymptomatic monkeysDA neuronsHVA concentrationsMPTP toxicityTreatment regimensDopaminergic systemDopamine concentrationsDA regionsDiseaseNigraDopamineParkinsonismMonkeysVervet monkeysRegimens
1987
Effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on catecholamines and metabolites in primate brain and CSF
Elsworth J, Deutch A, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. Effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on catecholamines and metabolites in primate brain and CSF. Brain Research 1987, 415: 293-299. PMID: 3496938, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(87)90211-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHVA/dopamineVentral tegmental areaMPTP treatmentHomovanillic acidTegmental areaDorsal ventral tegmental areaMesolimbic DA systemCSF homovanillic acidAfrican green monkeysHVA concentrationsNigrostriatal damageMesolimbic systemTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) administrationDA lossNE concentrationCaudate nucleusNucleus accumbensParkinson's diseaseStriatal regionsPrimate brainBaseline levelsVentral partMotor disabilityMPTPGreen monkeysHomovanillic 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