title: Basal ganglia and cerebral cortical distribution of dopamine D1- and D2-receptors in neonatal and adult cat brain.
abstract: Quantitative receptor autoradiography was performed on neonatal and adult cat brains. Serial sections through the basal ganglia were assayed for D1- and D2-dopamine receptors and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) staining. The neonatal basal ganglia revealed patches of increased D1-receptor density that frequently overlapped with patches of increased AChE staining, while the D2-receptor distribution was more homogeneous. The adult basal ganglia revealed a mild amount of heterogeneity for both the D1- and D2-receptors, varying from 10 to 25%, with little correspondence to the marked heterogeneity seen with AChE staining. A distinct laminar distribution of the D1-receptor, without significant D2 binding, was seen in the cerebral cortex.
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000378:metabolism; D001345:Autoradiography; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002415:Cats; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008297:Male; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000032:analysis*; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2
chemical_list: D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase