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Differential effects of D-cycloserine and amantadine on motor behavior and D2/3 receptor binding in the nigrostriatal and mesolimbic system of the adult rat by Nikolaus, Susanne, Wittsack, Hans-Jörg, Wickrath, Frithjof, Müller-Lutz, Anja, Hautzel, Hubertus, Beu, Markus, Antke, Christina, Mamlins, Eduards, De Souza Silva, Maria Angelica, Huston, Joseph P., Antoch, Gerald, Müller, Hans-Wilhelm

“…D-cycloserine (DCS) and amantadine (AMA) act as partial NMDA receptor (R) agonist and antagonist, respectively. In the present study, we compared the effects…”
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Neuronal histamine and cognitive symptoms in Alzheimer's disease by Zlomuzica, Armin, Dere, Dorothea, Binder, Sonja, De Souza Silva, Maria Angelica, Huston, Joseph P., Dere, Ekrem

“…Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by extracellular amyloid plaque deposits, mainly composed of amyloid-beta peptide and…”
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Fellow travellers: Working memory and mental time travel in rodents by Dere, Ekrem, Dere, Dorothea, de Souza Silva, Maria Angelica, Huston, Joseph P., Zlomuzica, Armin

“…The impairment of mental time travel is a severe cognitive symptom in patients with brain lesions and a number of neuropsychiatric disorders. Whether animals…”
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Intranasal administration of dopamine attenuates unconditioned fear in that it reduces restraint-induced ultrasound vocalizations and escape from bright light by Talbot, Teddy, Mattern, Claudia, de Souza Silva, Maria Angelica, Brandão, Marcus Lira

“…Background: Although substantial evidence suggests that dopamine (DA) enhances conditioned fear responses, few studies have examined the role of DA in…”
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Amantadine enhances nigrostriatal and mesolimbic dopamine function in the rat brain in relation to motor and exploratory activity by Nikolaus, Susanne, Wittsack, Hans-Jörg, Beu, Markus, Antke, Christina, Hautzel, Hubertus, Wickrath, Frithjof, Müller-Lutz, Anja, De Souza Silva, Maria Angelica, Huston, Joseph P., Antoch, Gerald, Müller, Hans-Wilhelm

“…The present study assessed the influence of the NMDA receptor (R) antagonist amantadine (AMA) on cerebral dopamine D2/3R binding in relation to motor and…”
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Intra-nasal dopamine alleviates cognitive deficits in tgDISC1 rats which overexpress the human DISC1 gene by Wang, An-Li, Fazari, Benedetta, Chao, Owen Y., Nikolaus, Susanne, Trossbach, Svenja V., Korth, Carsten, Sialana, Fernando J., Lubec, Gert, Huston, Joseph P., Mattern, Claudia, de Souza Silva, Maria Angelica

“…•Rats with overexpressed human DISC1 gene show object attention deficits.•Rats with overexpressed human DISC1 gene show deficits in long-term object…”
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Levodopa ameliorates learning and memory deficits in a murine model of Alzheimer’s disease by Ambrée, Oliver, Richter, Helene, Sachser, Norbert, Lewejohann, Lars, Dere, Ekrem, de Souza Silva, Maria Angelica, Herring, Arne, Keyvani, Kathy, Paulus, Werner, Schäbitz, Wolf-Rüdiger

“…Abstract Dopamine plays an important role in learning and memory processes. A deficit of this neurotransmitter as it is apparent in Alzheimer’s disease (AD)…”
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GABAergic control of neostriatal dopamine D 2 receptor binding and behaviors in the rat by Nikolaus, Susanne, Beu, Markus, de Souza Silva, Maria Angelica, Huston, Joseph P, Antke, Christina, Müller, Hans-Wilhelm, Hautzel, Hubertus

“…The present study assessed the influence of the GABA receptor agonist muscimol and the GABA receptor antagonist bicuculline on neostriatal dopamine D receptor…”
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Intranasal dopamine attenuates fear responses induced by electric shock to the foot and by electrical stimulation of the dorsal periaqueductal gray matter by de Carvalho, Milene Cristina, Figueiredo, Rebeca Machado de, Coimbra, Norberto Cysne, Leite-Panissi, Christie Ramos Andrade, de Souza Silva, Maria Angélica, Huston, Joseph P, Mattern, Claudia, Brandão, Marcus Lira

“…Purpose: Intranasally applied dopamine (IN-DA), which likely reaches the brain via nasal–brain pathways and bypasses the blood–brain barrier, has been found to…”
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DAT versus D2 receptor binding in the rat striatum: l-DOPA-induced motor activity is better predicted by reuptake than release of dopamine by Nikolaus, Susanne, Beu, Markus, Angelica De Souza Silva, Maria, Huston, Joseph P., Hautzel, Hubertus, Antke, Christina, Müller, Hans-Wilhelm

“…ABSTRACT The reuptake and release of dopamine (DA) can be estimated using in vivo imaging methods by assessing the competition between endogenous DA and an…”
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Conditioned fear is modulated by D2 receptor pathway connecting the ventral tegmental area and basolateral amygdala by RIBEIRO DE OLIVEIRA, Amanda, REIMER, Adriano Edgar, ANTUNES DE MACEDO, Carlos Eduardo, DE CARVALHO, Milene Cristina, DE SOUZA SILVA, Maria Angelica, LIRA BRANDAO, Marcus

“…Excitation of the mesocorticolimbic pathway, originating from dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), may be important for the development of…”
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Unrestricted somatic stem cells from human umbilical cord blood can be differentiated into neurons with a dopaminergic phenotype by Greschat, Susanne, Schira, Jessica, Küry, Patrick, Rosenbaum, Claudia, de Souza Silva, Maria Angelica, Kögler, Gesine, Wernet, Peter, Müller, Hans Werner

“…Recently, it has been shown that human unrestricted somatic stem cells (USSCs) from umbilical cord blood represent pluripotent, neonatal, nonhematopoietic stem…”
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Relationship between L-DOPA-induced reduction in motor and exploratory activity and degree of DAT binding in the rat by Nikolaus, Susanne, Beu, Markus, De Souza Silva, Angelica Maria, Huston, Joseph P, Hautzel, Hubertus, Chao, Owen Y, Antke, Christina, Müller, Hans-Wilhelm

“…The present study assessed the influence of L-DOPA administration on neostriatal dopamine (DA) transporter (DAT) binding in relation to motor and exploratory…”
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Pharmacological challenge and synaptic response - assessing dopaminergic function in the rat striatum with small animal single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) by Nikolaus, Susanne, Larisch, Rolf, Vosberg, Henning, Beu, Markus, Wirrwar, Andreas, Antke, Christina, Kley, Konstantin, Silva, Maria Angelica De Souza, Huston, Joseph P, Müller, Hans-Wilhelm

“…Disturbances of dopaminergic neurotransmission may be caused by changes in concentrations of synaptic dopamine (DA) and/or availabilities of pre- and…”
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Superior Water Maze Performance and Increase in Fear-Related Behavior in the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase-Deficient Mouse Together with Monoamine Changes in Cerebellum and Ventral Striatum by Frisch, Christian, Dere, Ekrem, Silva, Maria Angelica De Souza, Godecke, Axel, Schrader, Jurgen, Huston, Joseph P

“…Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in the control of emotion, learning, and memory. We have examined endothelial NO synthase-deficient mice (eNOS-/-) in…”
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The relevance of neuronal substrates of defense in the midbrain tectum to anxiety and stress: empirical and conceptual considerations by Brandão, Marcus L, Troncoso, Ana Cristina, de Souza Silva, Maria Angélica, Huston, Joseph P

“…The medial hypothalamus, amygdala, and dorsal periaqueductal gray constitute the main neural substrates for the integration of aversive states in the brain…”
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Anxiogenic-like behavior and deficient attention/working memory in rats expressing the human DISC1 gene by Wang, An-Li, Chao, Owen Y., Yang, Yi-Mei, Trossbach, Svenja V., Müller, Christian P., Korth, Carsten, Huston, Joseph P., de Souza Silva, Maria Angelica

“…In humans, mutations in the Disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) gene have been related to psychiatric disorders, including symptoms of abnormal cognitive and…”
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GABAergic control of neostriatal dopamine D2 receptor binding and behaviors in the rat by Nikolaus, Susanne, Beu, Markus, de Souza Silva, Maria Angelica, Huston, Joseph P., Antke, Christina, Müller, Hans-Wilhelm, Hautzel, Hubertus

“…The present study assessed the influence of the GABAA receptor agonist muscimol and the GABAA receptor antagonist bicuculline on neostriatal dopamine D2…”
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Differential effects of D-cycloserine and amantadine on motor behavior and D 2/3 receptor binding in the nigrostriatal and mesolimbic system of the adult rat by Nikolaus, Susanne, Wittsack, Hans-Jörg, Wickrath, Frithjof, Müller-Lutz, Anja, Hautzel, Hubertus, Beu, Markus, Antke, Christina, Mamlins, Eduards, De Souza Silva, Maria Angelica, Huston, Joseph P, Antoch, Gerald, Müller, Hans-Wilhelm

“…D-cycloserine (DCS) and amantadine (AMA) act as partial NMDA receptor (R) agonist and antagonist, respectively. In the present study, we compared the effects…”
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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS: Increases in extracellular levels of 5-HT and dopamine in the basolateral, but not in the central, nucleus of amygdala induced by aversive stimulation of the inferior colliculus by Macedo, Carlos Eduardo, Martinez, Raquel Chacon Ruiz, De Souza Silva, Maria Angélica, Brandão, Marcus Lira

“…Consistent evidence has shown that dopamine release in the prefrontal cortex is increased by electrical stimulation of the inferior colliculus (IC) as…”
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