Stimulation of the locus coeruleus elicits noradrenaline and dopamine release in the medial prefrontal and parietal cortex

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 368-374

  Devoto, Paola ^a,c   Flore, Giovanna ^b   Saba, Pierluigi ^a   Fà, Mauro ^a   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Cittadella Universitaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burst stimulation; Caudate nucleus; Corelease; Microdialysis; Rat; Tetrodotoxin

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CELL STIMULATION; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINE RELEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; DOPAMINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 13244279638     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02866.x     Document Type: Article

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