2000
Enhancement of NMDA‐induced current by the putative NR2B selective antagonist ifenprodil
Zhang X, Bunney B, Shi W. Enhancement of NMDA‐induced current by the putative NR2B selective antagonist ifenprodil. Synapse 2000, 37: 56-63. PMID: 10842351, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2396(200007)37:1<56::aid-syn6>3.0.co;2-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerateAnimalsDizocilpine MaleateDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug SynergismElectrophysiologyExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsGlycineKynurenic AcidMaleMembrane PotentialsN-MethylaspartateOrgan Culture TechniquesPiperidinesPrefrontal CortexPyramidal CellsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSpermineConceptsLow NMDA concentrationsNMDA currentsNMDA concentrationReceptor affinityNMDA receptor affinityEffects of ifenprodilNR2B-selective antagonist ifenprodilEnhancement of NMDARat brain slicesNMDA receptorsAntagonist selectiveBrain slicesSubcortical areasNR2B subunitNMDANoncompetitive antagonistIfenprodilCGP37849Same concentrationKynurenatePrevious studiesAntagonistReceptors
1985
An electrophysiological analysis of the actions of the 3-PPP enantiomers on the nigrostriatal dopamine system
Clark D, Engberg G, Pileblad E, Svensson T, Carlsson A, Freeman A, Bunney B. An electrophysiological analysis of the actions of the 3-PPP enantiomers on the nigrostriatal dopamine system. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 1985, 329: 344-354. PMID: 4033804, DOI: 10.1007/bf00496366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostsynaptic DA receptorsInhibitory actionDA autoreceptorsDA receptorsNeuronal activityDA cell firing rateExtracellular single-unit recordingsCaudate neuronal activityDA neuronal activityGallamine-paralyzed ratsNigrostriatal DA systemNigrostriatal dopamine systemSingle-unit recordingsCell firing rateReticulata neuronsDA agonistsDA cellsIntravenous administrationMajority of cellsDopamine systemN-propylpiperidineUnit recordingsPartial agonistCell activityFiring rate