1988
The effects of pertussis toxin on autoreceptor-mediated inhibition of dopamine synthesis in the rat striatum.
Bean A, Shepard P, Bunney B, Nestler E, Roth R. The effects of pertussis toxin on autoreceptor-mediated inhibition of dopamine synthesis in the rat striatum. Molecular Pharmacology 1988, 34: 715-8. PMID: 2974120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPertussis toxin injectionDopamine synthesisToxin injectionDopamine autoreceptorsRat striatumPertussis toxinAutoreceptor-mediated inhibitionDopamine agonist apomorphineG proteinsAgonist apomorphineUnilateral administrationControl ratsSystemic administrationStriatal tissueEffects of activationAutoreceptorsApomorphineStriatumRatsAdministrationInjectionToxinActivationStriataAgonists
1977
Dopamine “Autoreceptors”: Pharmacological characterization by microiontophoretic single cell recording studies
Aghajanian G, Bunney B. Dopamine “Autoreceptors”: Pharmacological characterization by microiontophoretic single cell recording studies. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 1977, 297: 1-7. PMID: 193046, DOI: 10.1007/bf00508803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA neuronsDepressant effectDA agonist apomorphineWeak depressant actionSingle-cell recording studiesSingle-cell recordingsAgonist apomorphineDA agonistsMicroiontophoretic applicationMicroiontophoretic techniquesSubstantia nigraDepressant actionDopamine neuronsSingle dopamine neuronsPharmacological characterizationCatecholamine receptorsΒ-adrenoreceptorsCell recordingsCatecholamine agonistsRecording studiesNeuronsAutoreceptorsAntagonist trifluoperazineAgonistsSelective responsiveness