Peptide-monoamine coexistence: Studies of the actions of cholecystokinin-like peptide on the electrical activity of midbrain dopamine neurons
Skirboll L, Grace A, Hommer D, Rehfeld J, Goldstein M, Hökfelt T, Bunney B. Peptide-monoamine coexistence: Studies of the actions of cholecystokinin-like peptide on the electrical activity of midbrain dopamine neurons. Neuroscience 1981, 6: 2111-2124. PMID: 6120481, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(81)90002-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCholecystokinin-like peptidesVentral tegmental areaDopaminergic neuronsFiring rateSubstantia nigraTegmental areaDopaminergic cellsExtracellular single-unit recording techniquesMidbrain dopamine-containing neuronsSingle-unit recording techniquesDopamine-containing neuronsBrain dopaminergic systemDopamine-rich areasMidbrain dopamine neuronsDepolarization inactivationResponsive neuronsDopamine neuronsDopaminergic systemComparable dosesTyrosine hydroxylaseCholecystokininBursting activityNeuronsImmunocytochemical techniquesRecording techniques