Paradoxical GABA excitation of nigral dopaminergic cells: Indirect mediation through reticulata inhibitory neurons
Grace A, Bunney B. Paradoxical GABA excitation of nigral dopaminergic cells: Indirect mediation through reticulata inhibitory neurons. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1979, 59: 211-218. PMID: 527646, DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(79)90283-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDopamineGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamatesIontophoresisMaleMuscimolNeural InhibitionNeuronsRatsStimulation, ChemicalSubstantia NigraConceptsZona reticulataGABA agonistsGABAergic inputsZona compactaSubstantia nigraLow dosesCell activitySingle-unit recording techniquesNigral dopaminergic cellsInhibitory GABAergic inputMeans of microiontophoresisPopulations of neuronsCell firing rateGABA excitationExcitatory effectsDopaminergic neuronsDopaminergic cellsInhibitory neuronsSame doseElectrophysiological studiesNeuron activityZR cellsFiring rateNeuronsAgonists