Is l-dopa an endogenous neurotransmitter?

Regulation of noradrenaline release by presynaptic receptor systems

1977 • 1,482 citations

The Uptake and Storage of Noradrenaline in Sympathetic Nerves

1967 • 706 citations

The uptake and storage of Noradrenaline in Sympathetic Nerves

1967 • 680 citations

Precursor control of neurotransmitter synthesis.

1980 • 646 citations

Aromaticl-amino acid decar☐ylase in the rat brain: Immunocytochemical localization in neurons of the brain stem

1984 • 181 citations

The role of presynaptic receptors in the release and synthesis of 3H-dopamine by slices of rat striatum

1976 • 166 citations

Tyrosine hydroxylase activation in depolarized dopaminergic terminals—involvement of Ca2+ -dependent phosphorylation

1983 • 140 citations

Presynaptic β‐adrenoceptors

1986 • 121 citations

Evaluation of a 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-treated C57 black mouse model for parkinsonism

1990 • 112 citations

Transmitter‐Like Release of Endogenous 3,4‐Dihydroxyphenylalanine from Rat Striatal Slices

1988 • 110 citations

l-DOPA-immunoreactive neurons in the rat hypothalamic tuberal region

1988 • 105 citations

Biphasic actions of L‐DOPA on the release of endogenous noradrenaline and dopamine from rat hypothalamic slices

1986 • 91 citations

Biphasic actions of l-DOPA on the release of endogenous dopamine via presynaptic receptors in rat striatal slices

1986 • 86 citations

Evidence for l-DOPA systems responsible for cardiovascular control in the nucleus tractus solitarii of the rat

1992 • 85 citations

Transmitter-Like Basal and K⁺-Evoked Release of 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine from the Striatum in Conscious Rats Studied by Microdialysis

1992 • 82 citations

L-dihydroxyphenylalanine methyl ester is a potent competitive antagonist of the L-dihydroxyphenylalanine-induced facilitation of the evoked release of endogenous norepinephrine from rat hypothalamic slices.

1991 • 78 citations

Presynaptic mediation by α2-, β1- and β2-adrenoceptors of endogenous noradrenaline and dopamine release from slices of rat hypothalamus

1983 • 70 citations

Evidence that the substantia nigra is a site of action for l-DOPA

1988 • 66 citations

EndogenousL-DOPA in the rat dorsal vagal complex: an immunocytochemical study by light and electron microscopy

1989 • 57 citations

Nicotine releases stereoselectively and Ca2+-dependently endogenous 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine from rat striatal slices

1990 • 55 citations

Picomolar concentrations of l-DOPA stereoselectively potentiate activities of presynaptic β-adrenoceptors to facilitate the release of endogenous noradrenaline from rat hypothalamic slices

1991 • 51 citations

L-DOPA Facilitates the Release of Endogenous Norepinephrine and Dopamine via Presynaptic β- and β-Adrenoceptors under Essentially Complete Inhibition of L-Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase in Rat Hypothalamic Slices

1990 • 51 citations

Endogenous l-DOPA, its immunoreactivity in neurons of midbrain and its projection fields in the cat

1988 • 45 citations

Presynaptic inhibitory dopamine receptors on noradrenergic nerve terminals: analysis of biphasic actions of dopamine and apomorphine on the release of endogenous norepinephrine in rat hypothalamic slices.

1985 • 38 citations

Spinal α1- and α2-Adrenoceptors Mediate Facilitation and Inhibition of Spinal Motor Transmission, Respectively

1990 • 37 citations

Involvement of epinephrine in the presynaptic beta adrenoceptor mechanism of norepinephrine release from rat hypothalamic slices.

1985 • 37 citations

Autoregulation of endogenous epinephrine release via presynaptic adrenoceptors in the rat hypothalamic slice.

1985 • 36 citations

Visualization of l-dihydroxyphenylalanine in rat brain by using specific antibodies

1988 • 35 citations

Nanomolar L-DOPA facilitates release of dopamine via presynaptic .BETA.-adrenoceptors: Comparative studies on the actions in striatal slices from control and 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine(MPTP)-treated C57 black mice, an animal model for parkinson's disease.

1991 • 30 citations

Precursors and Metabolites of Norepinephrine in Sympathetic Ganglia of the Dog

1990 • 17 citations

Nanomolar L-DOPA Facilitates Release of Dopamine via Presynaptic β-Adrenoceptors: Comparative Studies on the Actions in Striatal Slices from Control and 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-Treated C57 Black Mice, an Animal Model for Parkinson’s Disease

1991 • 11 citations

L-DOPA potentiates D2-agonist-induced increases in locomotor activities without increases in striatal dopamine release in conscious rats.

1993 • 3 citations

Analysis of neurotransmitter candidates of clonal cell lines from Drosophila melanoqaster larval CNS.

1991 • 3 citations