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The mesolimbic dopamine system: Evidence for a high amine turnover and for a heterogeneity of the dopamine neuron population

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L.F. Agnati1, Kjell Fuxe2, Kurt Andersson2, Fabio Benfenati1, Pietro Cortelli1, Roberto D'Alessandro1 •
University of Bologna1, Karolinska Institutet2
15 May 1980-Neuroscience Letters
TL;DR: The mesolimbic DA pathways may be divided into two systems, the medial system having a very high DA turnover in their cell bodies which may reflect a high functional activity in this system.

22 citations

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[Effects of interaction between 2-Br-alpha-ergocriptine (CB 154) and naloxone on the control of insulin secretion in normal men].

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Ghisoli E, Fabio Benfenati, Meringolo D, P. Vecchi, G. A. Zampa 
30 Jun 1980-Bollettino della Società italiana di biologia sperimentale
TL;DR: The effects of 2-Br-alpha-ergocriptine and naloxone as well as the interaction between these two drugs on insulin serum levels have been studied in six normal male volunteers, suggesting a possible involvement of dopaminergic and enkephalinergic systems in the control of insulin secretion at hypothalamic or pancreatic level.
Abstract: The effects of 2-Br-alpha-ergocriptine (CB 154, 2.5 mg per os) and naloxone (0.4 mg i.m.) as well as the interaction between these two drugs on insulin serum levels have been studied in six normal male volunteers. Both CB 154 and naloxone lower insulin serum levels, while a more clear-cut reduction is observed after CB 154 plus naloxone. These results are discussed in view of a possible involvement of dopaminergic and enkephalinergic systems in the control of insulin secretion at hypothalamic or pancreatic level.

8 citations