1985
Possible mechanisms by which repeated clozapine administration differentially affects the activity of two subpopulations of midbrain dopamine neurons
Chiodo L, Bunney B. Possible mechanisms by which repeated clozapine administration differentially affects the activity of two subpopulations of midbrain dopamine neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1985, 5: 2539-2544. PMID: 2863337, PMCID: PMC6565310, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.05-09-02539.1985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA neuronsClozapine administrationChronic treatmentDepolarization inactivationExtracellular single cell recording techniquesInhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidNeurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acidVentral tegmental area (VTA) dopamineSingle cell recording techniquesA10 DA neuronsVivo spontaneous activityMidbrain DA neuronsChloral hydrate anesthesiaCombination of drugsMidbrain dopamine neuronsGamma-aminobutyric acidDifferential effectsMechanism of actionAcute treatmentMicroiontophoretic applicationSubstantia nigraReceptor antagonistDA cellsDopamine neuronsSpontaneous activity
1984
The effects of phencyclidine and N-allylnormetazocine on midbrain dopamine neuronal activity
Freeman A, Bunney B. The effects of phencyclidine and N-allylnormetazocine on midbrain dopamine neuronal activity. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1984, 104: 287-293. PMID: 6094217, DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(84)90404-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA neuronsNeuronal activityN-allylnormetazocineMidbrain dopamine neuronal activitySingle-unit recording techniquesSubstantia nigra zona compactaFiring rateA10 DA neuronsDopamine neuronal activitySigma receptor agonistsMidbrain dopamine neuronsBaseline firing rateEffects of phencyclidineWeak inhibitory actionExcitatory effectsZona compactaHaloperidol pretreatmentDopamine neuronsReceptor agonistBiphasic effectInhibitory actionNeuronsRecording techniquesPhencyclidineDrugs