"Autoreceptors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Transmitter receptors on or near presynaptic terminals (or varicosities) which are sensitive to the transmitter(s) released by the terminal itself. Receptors for the hormones released by hormone-releasing cells are also included.
| Descriptor ID |
D017660
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.035 D12.776.543.750.720.670.100
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Autoreceptors" by people in Profiles.
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Increased presynaptic regulation of dopamine neurotransmission in the nucleus accumbens core following chronic ethanol self-administration in female macaques. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2016 Apr; 233(8):1435-43.
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Behavioral sensitization to quinpirole is not associated with increased nucleus accumbens dopamine overflow. Neuropharmacology. 2003 Jan; 44(1):102-10.
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Alterations in dopamine release but not dopamine autoreceptor function in dopamine D3 receptor mutant mice. J Neurosci. 1998 Mar 15; 18(6):2231-8.