BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF BRAIN DOPAMINE.
Abstract
The major part of the brain dopamine, a catecholamine belonging to the monoamine family, occurs in neurons, whose cell bodies are located in the substantia nigra of the brain stem. Their axons ascend in the internal capsule and terminate in the neostriatum. Dopamine is localized also to other neuronal systems in the brain and the retina. Evidence supporting the view that the brain monoamines serve as neurohumoral transmitters has been presented. The functions of the nigro-neostriatal and other dopamine containing pathways are under study, using a multidisciplinary approach. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 13, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0617569
Entities
People
- A. Carlsson
Organizations
- University of Gothenburg