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
1996
Effects of Lesions in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex on the Activity of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons
Shim S, Bunney B, Shi W. Effects of Lesions in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex on the Activity of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons. Neuropsychopharmacology 1996, 15: 437-441. PMID: 8914116, DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(96)00052-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsIbotenic AcidInjections, IntraventricularMaleMesencephalonNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPrefrontal CortexRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, DopamineConceptsVentral tegmental areaDA neuronsPrefrontal cortexSubstantia nigraPFC lesionsBursting activityFiring rateActive DA cellsSN DA neuronsActive DA neuronsMidbrain dopamine neuronsSingle-unit recordingsMedial prefrontal cortexDA cellsDopamine neuronsTegmental areaLocal injectionIbotenic acidUnit recordingsLesionsSame lesionNeuronsRatsActivityCortex