BDNF boost
In the 3 May Nature Oliver Guillin and colleagues report that the expression of the dopamine D3 receptor is regulated by the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein once thought to be needed simply for the proliferation and survival of neurons (Nature 2001, 411:86-89).D3 receptors are expressed mainly in an area of the brain known as the shell of the nucleus accumbens. Neurons from the ventral tegmental area (VTA), which produce both dopamine and BDNF, connect to neurons of the nucle
May 2, 2001
In the 3 May
D3 receptors are expressed mainly in an area of the brain known as the shell of the nucleus accumbens. Neurons from the ventral tegmental area (VTA), which produce both dopamine and BDNF, connect to neurons of the nucleus accumbens. Guillin
In the rat model dopamine-releasing neurons...