Localization and measurement of neurotransmitter receptors in rat and human brain by quantitative autoradiography
Autor: | Frances Petracca, Margaret A. Miller, Daniel M. Dorsa, Denis G. Baskin, Grant N. Ko, M.M. Murburg, B.J. Wilco |
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Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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Receptors Vasopressin medicine.medical_specialty Neuropeptide Health Informatics Biology Receptors Dopamine Dopamine Neurotransmitter receptor Culture Techniques Internal medicine Image Processing Computer-Assisted Limbic System medicine Animals Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Receptor Vasopressin receptor Receptors Angiotensin Quantitative Autoradiography Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Brain Human brain Receptors Adrenergic alpha Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Frontal Lobe Rats Receptors Neurotransmitter Substantia Nigra Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Dopamine receptor Schizophrenia Autoradiography Locus Coeruleus Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Neuroscience medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics. 13:37-45 |
ISSN: | 0895-6111 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0895-6111(89)90077-3 |
Popis: | Receptors for neurotransmitters can be visualized and characterized using in vitro tissue slice binding techniques and quantitative autoradiography. In this article, the general methods used in studies of this type are outlined and specific application to the study of catecholamine and neuropeptide receptors in rat and human brain tissue are described. Receptor autoradiography is used to examine regulation of dopamine receptor density in response to denervation and replacement of dopamine using brain transplants. Morphological and pharmacological aspects of vasopressin receptor ontogeny in the rat brain are examined. Finally, autoradiographic data on catecholamine receptor localization and characterization in the human hypothalamus, locus coeruleus, and frontal cortex are presented and discussed with reference to their applications in the study of neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type. |
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