Respiratory behaviour in Lymnaea stagnalis: pharmacological and cellular analyses

Using pharmacological and microelectrode approaches, evidence is presented here to suggest that exogenously applied dopamine can coordinate respiratory behavioural patterns and that its effects are reproduced using transmitter precursor such as L-DOPA. It is possible that dopamine reproduces sensory...

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Published inActa biologica Hungarica Vol. 43; no. 1-4; p. 421
Main Authors Moroz, L I, Winlow, W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hungary 1992
Subjects
Animals
Behavior, Animal - drug effects
Behavior, Animal - physiology
Dopamine - pharmacology
Dopamine - physiology
Levodopa - pharmacology
Lymnaea - physiology
Naloxone - pharmacology
Nerve Net - physiology
Neurotransmitter Agents - pharmacology
Respiration - drug effects
Respiration - physiology
Respiratory System - innervation
Serotonin - pharmacology
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Summary:Using pharmacological and microelectrode approaches, evidence is presented here to suggest that exogenously applied dopamine can coordinate respiratory behavioural patterns and that its effects are reproduced using transmitter precursor such as L-DOPA. It is possible that dopamine reproduces sensory inputs to the respiratory network. Interactions between different transmitter substances underlie modifications of rhythmic discharges and enkephalins are able to modulate the respiratory rhythm.
ISSN:0236-5383