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
1973
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AMPHETAMINE ON DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS
BUNNEY B, AGHAJANIAN G. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AMPHETAMINE ON DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS. 1973, 957-962. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-017922-3.50182-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDA synthesisDopaminergic neuronsDA cellsElectrophysiological effectsD-AMPLow ejection currentsTyrosine hydroxylase inhibitorIntra-peritoneal administrationCell firing rateDA neuronsDA receptorsDepressant effectOlfactory tubercleEjection currentsIntravenous administrationCaudate nucleusHydroxylase inhibitorPostsynaptic cellFiring rateMinimal responseNeuronsBlockadeAntipsychotic phenothiazinesAdministrationAmphetamine