2001
Embryonic ventral mesencephalic grafts to the substantia nigra of MPTP‐treated monkeys: Feasibility relevant to multiple‐target grafting as a therapy for Parkinson's disease
Collier TJ, Sortwell CE, Elsworth JD, Taylor JR, Roth RH, Sladek JR, Redmond DE. Embryonic ventral mesencephalic grafts to the substantia nigra of MPTP‐treated monkeys: Feasibility relevant to multiple‐target grafting as a therapy for Parkinson's disease. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2001, 442: 320-330. PMID: 11793337, DOI: 10.1002/cne.10108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBrain Tissue TransplantationCell DifferentiationChlorocebus aethiopsDopamineGraft SurvivalHomovanillic AcidImmunohistochemistryMaleNeostriatumNerve RegenerationNeuritesNeuronsParkinsonian DisordersRecovery of FunctionStem Cell TransplantationStem CellsSubstantia NigraTreatment OutcomeTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsSubstantia nigraParkinson's diseaseDA neuronsVentral mesencephalonTyrosine hydroxylaseTH-positive fiber densityEmbryonic DA neuronsEmbryonic dopamine neuronsRostral substantia nigraStriatal DA depletionVentral mesencephalic graftsBasal ganglia circuitryBasal ganglia structuresSuboptimal therapeutic outcomesAfrican green monkeysDA modulationGrafted neuronsVM graftsMesencephalic graftsParkinsonian monkeysSN neuronsDA depletionReplacement therapyDA replacementDA levels
1989
Limbic-striatal interactions in reward-related processes
Robbins T, Cador M, Taylor J, Everitt B. Limbic-striatal interactions in reward-related processes. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 1989, 13: 155-162. PMID: 2682402, DOI: 10.1016/s0149-7634(89)80025-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral striatumDA depletionIndirect dopamine agonist d-amphetamineStriatal DA depletionReward-related stimuliAgonist d-amphetamineSelective stimulatory effectDA-dependent processesBasolateral nucleusD-amphetamineExcitotoxic lesionsReward-related processesSecond-order scheduleDorsal striatumStriatumAmygdala lesionsStimulatory effectLesionsSimilar discriminative propertiesDiscriminative propertiesOrder schedulePredictive associationsSexual reinforcementDorsalParallel findings