dopamine receptors in few words


Actions of dopamine receptors:



Dopamine inhibition of prolactin secretion:


Dopamine inhibition of the indirect pathway of the basal ganglia, and facilitation of the direct pathway, through the action on the medium spiny neurons of the striatum:

dopamine basal ganglia

Dopamine action on medium spiny neurons of the Nucleus Accumbens responsible for reward seeking behaviour:

Specifically D1 mediated glutaminergic facilitation of reward seeking behaviour from afferents originating from the basolateral amygdala:





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