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Role of dopamine in cortico-basal ganglia loop in psychosis
Orexin-A regulates dopamine D2 receptor in the mesolimbic circuit
Orexin signaling promotes initial alcohol consumption

Orexins (orexin-A, orx-A and orexin-B, orx-B) are neuropeptides expressed exclusively in hypothalamic neurons of the lateral hypothalamus and perifornical area. They mediate their effects through activation of two G-protein coupled receptors, the orexin-1-receptor (Orx1R) and orexin-2-receptor (Orx2R).
Retroduplication of rhodopsin gene 400 million years ago diversified the photoreception in fishes
Receptors talking: solo vs chorus
Behind the journey to spawn of European eels: expression and role of adrenergic receptors during silvering
Can EBI2 receptor protect brain cells (oligodendrocytes) from dying during disease?
Estimating effects of new psychoactive substances (NPS) based on in vitro neurotoxicity data
Farnesoid X receptor and liver X receptor ligands initiate formation of coated platelets
A novel PET radiotracer for molecular imaging of the α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Chemokines, an answer to the gut inflammation?
L-carnitine attenuates antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia by stimulating pituitary GABA receptors

Antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinaemia occurs overall in up to 70% of patients with schizophrenia, depending on the medications used. Hyperprolactinemia may cause sexual dysfunction, amenorrhea, infertility, galactorrhea, and osteoporosis, which in general relates to the degree of prolactin elevation.
The promiscuous mineralocorticoid receptor
Hormones and nerves are the key communication systems in the human body. Nerves are like a fixed-line telephone network, capable of very fast messaging: think of the pianist’s fingers playing the Minute Waltz. Hormones are like radio,
IL-1 Receptor 8: a novel player in immunothrombosis
RIC-3’s effect on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and the implications in health and disease
Signal transmission – cells sending and receiving signals from other cells – is the basis of physiology. Everything our body does essentially, is a result of this cell-to-cell communication and innumerable diseases are the results of this
Serotonin and sleep regulation: cellular and molecular mechanisms

Serotonin ( 5-HT ) is a neurotransmitter, which plays major roles in several physiological functions including circadian rhythmicity, appetite, thermoregulation, nociception, emotion and cognition. The relationship between 5-HT and sleep was demonstrated by several experiments, including in particular an