Dopamine-cell depolarization block as a model for the therapeutic actions of antipsychotic drugs
Grace A, Bunney B, Moore H, Todd C. Dopamine-cell depolarization block as a model for the therapeutic actions of antipsychotic drugs. Trends In Neurosciences 1997, 20: 31-37. PMID: 9004417, DOI: 10.1016/s0166-2236(96)10064-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepolarization blockAntipsychotic drugsDopamine systemNigrostriatal dopamine systemWeeks of treatmentExtrapyramidal side effectsAntipsychotic drug efficacyDopamine receptor antagonistDrug treatment resultsMesolimbic dopamine neuronsTreatment of schizophreniaDopamine neuron firingReceptor blockadeDopamine neuronsTherapeutic impactSide effectsClinical actionsDrug AdministrationTherapeutic efficacyTreatment resultsDrug efficacyTherapeutic actionPotential mechanismsDrugsEfficacy