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. 1984 Sep 7;50(1-3):25-9.
doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(84)90456-7.

The activity of pars compacta neurons of the monkey substantia nigra is depressed by apomorphine

The activity of pars compacta neurons of the monkey substantia nigra is depressed by apomorphine

P Aebischer et al. Neurosci Lett. .

Abstract

In the substantia nigra of anesthetized and awake monkeys, presumptive dopamine cells of the pars compacta were electrophysiologically discriminated against non-dopaminergic cells of the pars reticulata by their lower discharge rate (0.5-8 vs 20-130 imp./s), their longer impulse duration (means 2.05 vs 0.92 ms), and their exclusive depression following systemic injection of the dopamine agonist apomorphine (24 out of 30 compacta neurons at 0.05-0.1 mg/kg s.c.).

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