Dopaminergic modulation of lateral amygdala neuronal activity: Differential d1 and d2 receptor effects on thalamic and cortical afferent inputs

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1-8

  Chang, Chun Hui ^a   Grace, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Auditory Cortex; Auditory Thalamus; D1 Receptor; D2 Receptor; Dopamine

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; QUINPIROLE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACILITATION; IONTOPHORESIS; LATERAL AMYGDALA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS; AGONISTS; AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-7,8-DIHYDROXY-1-PHENYL-1H-3-BENZAZEPINE; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; QUINPIROLE; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; THALAMUS;

EID: 84931269737     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyv015     Document Type: Article

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