Dopamine in the Auditory Brainstem and Midbrain: Co-localization with Amino Acid Neurotransmitters and Gene Expression following Cochlear Trauma

• Main Authors: Avril Genene eHolt (Author), Bozena E Fyk-Kolodziej (Author), Takashi eShimano (Author), Dana eGafoor (Author), Najab eMirza (Author), Ronald Deloyd Griffith (Author), Tzy-Wen eGong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Dopamine (DA) modulates the effects of amino acid neurotransmitters, including GABA and glutamate, in motor, visual, olfactory and reward systems (Hnasko et al., 2010; Stuber et al., 2010; Hnasko and Edwards, 2012). The results suggest that DA may play a similar modulatory role in the auditory pathw...