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The dopamine D3-preferring D2/D3 dopamine receptor partial agonist, cariprazine, reverses behavioral changes in a rat neurodevelopmental model for schizophrenia (2015)
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Watson, D. J., King, M. V., Gyertyán, I., Kiss, B., Adham, N., & Fone, K. C. (2016). The dopamine D3-preferring D2/D3 dopamine receptor partial agonist, cariprazine, reverses behavioral changes in a rat neurodevelopmental model for schizophrenia. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 26, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.12.020

Current antipsychotic medication is largely ineffective against the negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia. One promising therapeutic development is to design new molecules that balance actions on dopamine D2 and D3 receptors to maximise be... Read More about The dopamine D3-preferring D2/D3 dopamine receptor partial agonist, cariprazine, reverses behavioral changes in a rat neurodevelopmental model for schizophrenia.

Contribution of serotonin and dopamine to changes in core body temperature and locomotor activity in rats following repeated administration of mephedrone (2015)
Journal Article
Shortall, S. E., Spicer, C. H., Ebling, F. J., Green, A. R., Fone, K. C., & King, M. V. (2016). Contribution of serotonin and dopamine to changes in core body temperature and locomotor activity in rats following repeated administration of mephedrone. Addiction Biology, 21(6), 1127-1139. https://doi.org/10.1111/adb.12283

© 2015 Society for the Study of Addiction The psychoactive effects of mephedrone are commonly compared with those of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, but because of a shorter duration of action, users often employ repeated administration to mainta... Read More about Contribution of serotonin and dopamine to changes in core body temperature and locomotor activity in rats following repeated administration of mephedrone.