“That, to me, is surprising and new and exciting.” Analyzing activity of dopamine receptors also reinforced the role this neurotransmitter plays in changing stages of sexual behavior. Miyasaka ...

Dopamine’s effects in the brain are mediated by postsynaptic D1 and D2 receptors. Adenosine A1 and A2A receptors are uniquely positioned to counteract the excessive stimulation of dopamine receptors ...

Scientists had previously identified the functions of two distinct pathways and types of dopamine receptors in the forebrain: the D1 receptors, which activate neurons, and the D2 receptors ...

To this end, radioreceptor and functional studies of these three compounds were conducted at each of the known molecular isoforms of the dopamine receptors in several transfection systems ...

Indeed, the dopaminergic system, with its many circuits, receptor subtypes, and modulators, is so complex and varied as to render phrases like “lowering dopamine” or "dopamine detox" essentially ...

A new study in Engineering explores the role of astrocytic G protein-coupled receptors in drug addiction. It shows that these receptors, including ...

Recently, timed-release bromocriptine (Cycloset), a sympatholytic dopamine D 2 receptor agonist, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.