COMPARISON BETWEEN THE PHARMACOLOGY OF DOPAMINE-RECEPTORS MEDIATING THE INHIBITION OF CELL FIRING IN RAT-BRAIN SLICES THROUGH THE SUBSTANTIA-NIGRA PARS COMPACTA AND VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA
COMPARISON BETWEEN THE PHARMACOLOGY OF DOPAMINE-RECEPTORS MEDIATING THE INHIBITION OF CELL FIRING IN RAT-BRAIN SLICES THROUGH THE SUBSTANTIA-NIGRA PARS COMPACTA AND VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb13161.x
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发表时间:
1994-07-01
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
SEABROOK, GR
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作者:
BOWERY, B;ROTHWELL, LA;SEABROOK, GR
1 Electrophysiological recordings were made from presumed dopaminergic neurones in the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area of rat brain slices. The ability of selective dopamine receptor agonists to hyperpolarize neurones and inhibit cell firing, as well as the ability of dopamine receptor antagonists to block responses to quinpirole were compared.2 Six dopamine receptor agonists were examined for their ability to hyperpolarize neurones within the substantia nigra pars compacta. Of these, the most potent ligand tested was naxagolide with an ECH, value of 20 nM and estimated maximum of 10 mV. The rank order of agonist potency was naxagolide>quinpirole>apomorphine>dopamine.3 Quinpirole was more potent at inhibiting cell firing in the substantia nigra pars compacta (pIC(50) = 7.65 +/- 0.06, n = 35) than in the ventral tegmental area (pIC(50) = 7.24 +/- 0.06, n = 32; P