1990
Characterization of dopamine release in the rat medial prefrontal cortex as assessed by in vivo microdialysis: Comparison to the striatum
Moghaddam B, Roth R, Bunney B. Characterization of dopamine release in the rat medial prefrontal cortex as assessed by in vivo microdialysis: Comparison to the striatum. Neuroscience 1990, 36: 669-676. PMID: 2234405, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(90)90009-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexRat medial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexCortical dopamineDopamine releaseChloral hydrate-anesthetized ratsBeta-carboline FG 7142Dopamine release processBasal releasePara-tyrosineVivo microdialysisDopamine levelsFG 7142Local perfusionExtracellular dopamineAlpha-methylExtracellular levelsFmol/StriatumPharmacological manipulationCortexBasal levelsMicrodialysisStimulation conditionsDopamine
1989
Pharmacological characterization of the receptor mediating electrophysiological responses to dopamine in the rat medial prefrontal cortex: a microiontophoretic study.
Sesack S, Bunney B. Pharmacological characterization of the receptor mediating electrophysiological responses to dopamine in the rat medial prefrontal cortex: a microiontophoretic study. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1989, 248: 1323-33. PMID: 2564893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat medial prefrontal cortexMedial prefrontal cortexGamma-aminobutyric acidD2-selective agonistsSelective agonistPrefrontal cortexPFC neuronsInhibitory effectSelective antagonistExtracellular single-unit recordingsD1-selective agonistsSingle-unit recordingsD1-selective antagonistD2-selective antagonistWeak antagonist activityMicroiontophoretic studyMicroiontophoretic techniquesSuperficial laminaeIontophoretic applicationLY171555Pharmacological characterizationInhibitory responsesMajority of cellsPharmacological characteristicsPharmacological profile