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. 1976 Apr 23;192(4237):391-3.
doi: 10.1126/science.1257777.

d-Amphetamine-induced inhibition of central dopaminergic neurons: mediation by a striato-nigral feedback pathway

d-Amphetamine-induced inhibition of central dopaminergic neurons: mediation by a striato-nigral feedback pathway

B S Bunney et al. Science. .

Abstract

Lesions of the striato-nigral pathways (that is, crus cerebri or vicinity of the tail of the caudate nucleus) markedly attenuate depressant effects of intravenous d-amphetamine on central dopaminergic cell activity. These results, coupled with previous data showing that microiontophoretic application of d-amphetamine directly onto dopaminergic cells does not produce significant slowing, provide direct support for the hypothesis that the depressant effect of d-amphetamine on these cells is mediated through a striato-nigral neuronal feedback loop.

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