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. 1985 Mar 12;109(3):417-9.
doi: 10.1016/0014-2999(85)90406-6.

Magnesium ions reveal nanomolar potency of dopamine at [3H]spiperone labelled D-2 receptors in rat corpus striatum

Magnesium ions reveal nanomolar potency of dopamine at [3H]spiperone labelled D-2 receptors in rat corpus striatum

D J De Vries et al. Eur J Pharmacol. .

Abstract

Preparation and assay of rat striatal membranes in the presence of 10 mM magnesium ions resulted in an IC50 value constant for dopamine of 13 nM at D-2 dopamine receptors labelled by [3H]spiperone. Inclusion of 100 microM GTP under these conditions resulted in a 13 fold decrease in dopamine displacing potency. Displacing potencies for dopamine in the nanomolar range are associated with agonist-specific D-3 receptor binding and it is predicted that the component of D-2 binding with high agonist affinity may play a confounding role in many D-3 receptor studies.

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