Dopamine’s effects in the brain are mediated by postsynaptic D1 and D2 receptors ... The complementary roles of A2A and D2 receptors in the striatum may provide a mechanism whereby inhibitory ...

This study utilizes an elegant approach to examine valence encoding of the mesolimbic dopamine system. The findings are valuable, demonstrating differential responses of dopamine to the same taste ...

In the formation mechanism of eumelanin, a type of melanin found throughout nature, for which both DOPA and dopamine serve as precursors, the general agreement is that the committed step involves ...

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The findings shed light on the molecular mechanism behind the drug levodopa (L-Dopa), widely used to treat Parkinson’s disease. A hallmark of the condition is progressively diminishing dopamine, which ...

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Dopamine is an inotropic agent that has vasodilatory effects at low doses. It is a common belief that low-dose dopamine may be helpful in the prevention and treatment of acute renal failure and is ...

Dopamine levels in the brain are under a negative feedback mechanism, so when baseline levels are low, the phasic bursts tend to be higher. Conversely, when baseline levels are high (causing a lot ...