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Science 8 July 1983:
Vol. 221. no. 4606, pp. 169 - 171
DOI: 10.1126/science.6857277
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Science, Vol 221, Issue 4606, 169-171
Copyright © 1983 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Direct in vivo monitoring of dopamine released from two striatal compartments in the rat

AG Ewing, JC Bigelow, and RM Wightman

Microvoltammetric electrodes were used to monitor dopamine released in the caudate nucleus of the rat after electrical stimulation of the medial forebrain bundle. The time resolution of the technique is sufficient to determine in vivo concentration changes on a time scale of seconds. Direct evidence identifying the substance released as dopamine was obtained both voltammetrically and pharmacologically. Administration of alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine terminates the release of dopamine, although tissue stores of dopamine are still present. Thus there appears to be a compartment for dopamine storage that is not available for immediate release. This compartment appears to be mobilized by amfonelic acid, since administration of this agent after alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine returns the concentration of dopamine released by electrical stimulation to 75 percent of the original amount.


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