Neurobiology of DOPA as a Neurotransmitter

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HISTORY L-DOPA: A Historical Perspective, O. Hornykiewicz BIOSYNTHESIS, METABOLISM, ACTIVE TRANSPORT, AND EXISTENCE DOPA as a Neurotransmitter Candidate, Y. Misu and Y. Goshima Active Uptake System of L-DOPA in CNS, Y. Sasaki, Y. Goshima, and Y. Misu Morphology of DOPAergic Neurons in Mammals, H. Okamura, T. Ueyama, S. Masubuchi, and K. Kitahama RELEASE Physiological Release of DOPA, Y. Misu, K. Honjo, and Y. Goshima Mechanisms of Calcium-Associated Exocytosis of Striatal Dopamine and DOPA Release Studied by In Vivo Microdialysis, M. Okada, G. Zhu, S. Yoshida, S. Hirose, and S. Kaneko Release of DOPA from Dog Peripheral Tissues, G.M. Tyce, L.W. Hunter, E.W. Kristensen, S.L. Chritton, and D.K. Rorie PHARMACOLOGY Presynaptic Responses to Levodopa, Suggesting the Existence of DOPA Recognition Sites, Y. Goshima and Y. Misu The Neuroregulatory Properties of Levodopa: Evidence and Potential Role in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease, J. Tedroff General Survey of Blood Pressure Regulation in Lower Brainstem and Responses to Levodopa and Glutamate, T. Kubo Physiological and Pharmacological Responses to DOPA Involved in Baroreflex Neurotransmission in the Lower Brainstem of Anesthetized Rats, Y. Misu, K. Honjo, and Y. Goshima Glutamatergic and Nitroxidergic Neurotransmission in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarii, W.T. Talman and L.-H. Lin Is DOPA a Reliable Neurotransmitter of Baroreflex Neurotransmission in the Brainstem? M.-K. Sun Levodopa Causes Increased Activity in Rats: The Clinical Implications, T. Nakazato Behavioral Effects of Exogenously Applied and Endogenously Released DOPA, Y. Misu, K. Honjo, and Y. Goshima Modulatory Effects of Levodopa on D2 Dopamine Receptors in Striatum Assessed Using In Vivo Microdialysis and PET, J. Opacka-Juffry and S.P. Hume Dopamine-Independent Inhibition of Hippocampal CA1 Neurons Produced by Nanomolar Levodopa with Facilitation of Noradrenaline and GABA Release in Rats, M. Sasa, K. Ishihara, M. Akbar, and Y. Misu NEUROTOXICOLOGY Levodopa-Induced Vesicular Release of Glutamate and Mechanisms of Levodopa-Induced Neurotoxicity in Primary Neuron Cultures in Rat Striata, A. Akaike and T. Maeda Neuroprotective and Neurotoxic Effects of L-DOPA in Rat Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons in Culture, M. Angeles Mena, M.J. Casarejos, E. Rodriguez-Martin, R.M. Solano, J. Menendez, and J. Garcia de Yebenes DOPA-an Upstream Factor for Glutamate Release and Delayed Neuron Death by Transient Ischemia in Striatum and Hippocampal CA1 Region of Conscious Rats, Y. Misu and Y. Goshima Effect of Neonatal Treatment with Monosodium Glutamate on Dopamine and DOPA Neurons in the Medial Basal Hypothalamus of Rats, I. Bodnar, D. Szekacs, M. Olah, H. Okamura, M. Vecsernyes, M.I.K. Fekete, and G.M. Nagy Molecular Mechanism of Memantine in Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurologic Insults, S.A. Lipton Index