title: Dopamine receptors in the rat thymus.
abstract: Radioreceptor assay and autoradiographic techniques with 3H-SCH 23390 as a ligand were used to characterize pharmacologically and to localize anatomically dopamine D-1 receptor sites in sections of rat thymus. 3H-SCH 23390 was specifically bound to sections of rat thymus in a manner consistent with the labeling of D-1 receptor sites. Autoradiography demonstrated the accumulation of 3H-SCH 23390 binding sites in the cortex of the thymus rather than in corpuscles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zaccheo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amenta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008297:Male; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000502:physiology*; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000294:innervation*
chemical_list: D001552:Benzazepines; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1