The monoamines serotonin (5-HT) and dopamine (DA) modulate several physiological and cognitive-affective functions. Alterations in their activity have been implicated in numerous neuropsychiatric disorders. Cumulative evidence indicates that the content and release of 5-HT and DA in the brain varies across the 24 h of the light-dark cycle. In this thesis, we describe three studies. The first two were electrophysiological experiments in anesthetized rats to determine whether diurnal rhythms are present in the firing activity of 5-HT and DA neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) and ventral tegmental area (VTA), respectively. The influence of the hormone melatonin (MLT), a neuroendocrinal signal of photoperiod duration, on 5-HT and DA firi...
Circadian rhythm disturbances are often associated with affective disorders and it has been suggeste...
The primary mammalian circadian clock, located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), receives a major...
The repeated intermittent administration of relatively low doses of amphetamine (AMPH) produces an e...
Disruption of the monoaminergic system, e.g. by sleep deprivation (SD), seems to promote certain dis...
Disruption of the monoaminergic system, e.g. by sleep deprivation (SD), seems to promote certain dis...
Various pharmacologic studies have supported a stimulatory role of brain serotonin neurons in the ...
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of monoaminergic system lesionson the motor and n...
The effect of serotonin agonists on the rhythmic excretion of the melatonin metabolite 6-sulphatoxym...
© 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.There is a growing acceptance that serotonergic pat...
SummaryThe serotonergic raphe nuclei of the midbrain are principal centers from which serotonin neur...
The noradrenergic (NA) neurones of the Locus Coeruleus (LC) and serotonergic neurones (5HT) of the d...
It has been known for many years that several putative neurotransmitters have been involved both i...
Abstract Light acts as the most important regulating and entraining factor of the mammalian circadi...
Les noyaux suprachiasmatiques (SCN) sont le siège de l'horloge circadienne principale chez les Mammi...
Depression is a common mood disorder. Although major ethical challenges make it nearly impossible to...
Circadian rhythm disturbances are often associated with affective disorders and it has been suggeste...
The primary mammalian circadian clock, located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), receives a major...
The repeated intermittent administration of relatively low doses of amphetamine (AMPH) produces an e...
Disruption of the monoaminergic system, e.g. by sleep deprivation (SD), seems to promote certain dis...
Disruption of the monoaminergic system, e.g. by sleep deprivation (SD), seems to promote certain dis...
Various pharmacologic studies have supported a stimulatory role of brain serotonin neurons in the ...
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of monoaminergic system lesionson the motor and n...
The effect of serotonin agonists on the rhythmic excretion of the melatonin metabolite 6-sulphatoxym...
© 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.There is a growing acceptance that serotonergic pat...
SummaryThe serotonergic raphe nuclei of the midbrain are principal centers from which serotonin neur...
The noradrenergic (NA) neurones of the Locus Coeruleus (LC) and serotonergic neurones (5HT) of the d...
It has been known for many years that several putative neurotransmitters have been involved both i...
Abstract Light acts as the most important regulating and entraining factor of the mammalian circadi...
Les noyaux suprachiasmatiques (SCN) sont le siège de l'horloge circadienne principale chez les Mammi...
Depression is a common mood disorder. Although major ethical challenges make it nearly impossible to...
Circadian rhythm disturbances are often associated with affective disorders and it has been suggeste...
The primary mammalian circadian clock, located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), receives a major...
The repeated intermittent administration of relatively low doses of amphetamine (AMPH) produces an e...