Thalamocortical Mechanisms

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2. Crunelli, V. and Hughes, S.W. (2010). The slow (< 1Hz) sleep rhythm: a dialogue of three cardinal oscillators. Nat. Neurosci., 13, 9-17.

3. Cope, D.W., Di Giovanni, G., Fyson, S.J., Orban, G., Errimgton, A.C., Lorincz, M.L., Gould, T.M., Carter, D.A. and Crunelli, V. (2009). Enhanced tonic GABA_A inhibition in typical absence seizures. Nat. Medic., 15, 1392-1398.

4. Lörincz, M., Kekesi, K., Juhasz, G., Crunelli, V. andHughes, S.W. (2009). Temporal framing of thalamic relay-mode firing by phasic inhibition during the alpha rhythm. Neuron, 63, 683-696. [pdf]

5. Lörincz, M., Geall, F., Bao, Y., Crunelli, V. and Hughes, S.W. (2009). ATP-dependent infra-slow (<0.1 Hz) oscillation in thalamic networks. PLoS One, 2, e4447. [pdf]

6. Chahboune, H., Mishra, A.M., DeSalvo, M.N., Staib, L.H., Purcaro, M., Scheinost, D., Papademetris, X., Fyson, S.J., Lorincz, M.L., Crunelli, V., Hyder, F. and Blumenfeld, H. (2009). DTI abnormalities in anterior corpus callosum of rats with spike-wave epilepsy. NeuroImage, 47, 459-466. [pdf]

7. Watson, J., Guzzetti, S., Franchi, C., Di Clemente, A., Burbassi, S., Emri, Zs., Leresche, N., Parri, H.R., Crunelli, V. and Cervo, L. (2009) Gamma-hydroxybutyrate does not maintain self-administration but induces conditioned place preference when injected in the ventral tegmental area. Int. J. Neuropsychopharmacol., 13, 143-153.

8. Destexhe, A. and Crunelli, V. (2008). Methods for computational neuroscience. J. Neurosci. Meth., 169, 269-270.

9. Lörincz, M., Crunelli, V. andHughes, S.W. (2008) Cellular dynamics of cholinergically induced alpha (8-13 Hz) rhythms in sensory thalamic nuclei in vitro. J. Neurosci., 28, 660-671.

10. Hughes, S. W., Lörincz, M., Cope D.W. and Crunelli, V. (2008). NeuReal: An interactive simulation system for implementing artificial dendrites and large hybrid networks. J. Neurosci. Meth., 169, 290-301.

11. Blethyn, K.L., Hughes, S.W. and Crunelli, V. (2008). Evidence for electrical synapses between neurons of the nucleus reticularis thalami in the adult brain in vitro. Thalamus Relat. Syst., 4, 13-20. [pdf]

12. Hughes, S.W., Errington, A.C., Lörincz, M., Kékesi, K.A., Juhász, G., Orbán, G. and Crunelli, V. (2008). Novel modes of rhythmic burst firing at cognitively-relevant frequencies in thalamocortical neurons. Brain Res., 1235, 12-20. [pdf]

13. Hughes, S.W. and Crunelli, V. (2007). Just a phase they're going through: The complex interaction of intrinsic high-threshold bursting and gap junctions in the generation of thalamic alpha and theta rhythms. Int. J. Psychophysiol., 64, 3-17.

14. Parri, R.H. and Crunelli, V. (2007). Astrocytes target presynaptic NMDA receptors to give synapses a boost. Nat. Neurosci., 10, 271-273.

15. Destexhe, A., Hughes, S.W., Rudolph, M. and Crunelli, V. (2007). Are corticothalamic UP states fragments of wakefulness? Trends Neurosci., 30, 334-42.

16. Toth, T.I., Bessaih, T., Leresche, N. and Crunelli, V.(2007). Nucleus-specific abnormalities of GABAergic synaptic transmission in a genetic model of absence seizures. Eur. J. Neurosci., 26, 1832-1844.

17. Blethyn, K.L., Hughes, S.W., Tóth, T.I., Cope, D.W. and Crunelli, V. (2006). Neuronal basis of the slow (<1Hz) oscillation in neurons of the nucleus reticularis thalami in vitro. J. Neurosci., 26, 2474-2486.

18. Crunelli, V., Emri, Zs. and Leresche, N. (2006). Unravelling the brain targets of g-hydroxybutyric acid. Curr. Opin. Pharmacol., 6, 44-52.

19. Zhu, L., Blethyn, K.L., Cope, D.W., Tsomaia, V., Crunelli, V. and Hughes, S.W.(2006). Nucleus- and species-specific properties of the slow (<1 Hz) sleep oscillation in thalamocortical neurons.Neuroscience, 141, 621-636.

20. Crunelli, V., Cope, D.W. and Hughes, S.W. (2006). Thalamic T-type Ca²⁺ channels and NREM sleep. Cell Calcium, 40, 175-190.

21. Hughes, S.W. and Crunelli, V. (2006). Hardwiring goes soft: long-term modulation of electrical synapses in the mammalian brain. Cellscience, 2, 1-9.

22. Bessaih, T., Bourgeais, L., Badiu, C.I., Carter, D.A., Toth, T.I., Ruano, D., Lambolez, B., Crunelli, V. and Leresche, N. (2006). Nucleus-specific abnormalities of GABAergic synaptic transmission in a genetic model of absence seizures. J. Neurophysiol., 96, 3074-3081.

23. Holter, J., Carter, D.A., Leresche, N., Crunelli, V. and Vincent, P. (2005) A TASK3 channel (KCNK9) mutation in a genetic model of absence epilepsy. J. Mol. Neurosci., 25, 37-52.

24. Crunelli, V., Tóth, T.I., Cope, D.W., Blethyn, K.L. and Hughes, S.W. (2005). The 'window' T-type calcium current in brain dynamics of different behavioural states. J. Physiol., 562, 121-129.

25. Hughes, S.W. and Crunelli, V. (2005). Thalamic mechanisms of EEG alpha rhythms and their pathological implications. Neuroscientist, 11, 1-16.

26. Cope, D.W., Hughes, S.W and Crunelli V. (2005) GABA_A receptor-mediated tonic inhibition in thalamic neurons. J. Neurosci., 25, 11553-11563.

27. Holter, J., Davies, J, Leresche, N., Crunelli, V. and Carter D.A. (2005) Identification of two further splice variants of GABABR1 characterizes the conserved micro-exon 4 as a hot spot for regulated splicing in the rat brain. J. Mol. Neurosci., 26, 99-108.

28. Manning, J-P., A., Richards, D.A., Leresche, N., Crunelli, V. and Bowery, N.G. (2004) Cortical-area specific block of genetically determined absence seizures by ethosuximide. Neuroscience, 123, 5-9.

29. Hughes, S.W., Lörincz, M., Cope, D.W., Blethyn, K.L., Kékesi, K.A., Parri, H.R., Juhász, G. and Crunelli, V. (2004) Synchronized oscillations at alpha and theta frequencies in the lateral geniculate nucleus. Neuron, 42, 253-68.

30. Parri, H.R. and Crunelli, V. (2003) An astrocyte bridge from synapse to blood flow. Nat. Neurosci., 6, 5-6.

31. Emri, Zs., Antal, K. and Crunelli, V. (2003) The impact of corticothalamic feedback on the output dynamics of a thalamocortical neurone model: the role of synapse location and metabotropic glutamate receptors. Neuroscience, 117, 229-239.

32. Richards, D.A., Manning J-P. A., Barnes, D., Rombola, L., Bowery, N.G., Caccia, S., Leresche, N. and Crunelli, V. (2003) Targeting thalamic nuclei is not sufficient for the full anti-absence action of ethosuximide in a rat model of absence epilepsy. Epil. Res., 54, 97-107.

33. Parri, H.R. and Crunelli, V. (2003) The role of Ca²⁺ in the generation of spontaneous astrocytic Ca²⁺ oscillations. Neuroscience, 120, 979-992.

34. Gervasi, N., Monnier, Z., Vincent, P., Paupardin-Tritsch, D., Hughes, S.W., Crunelli, V.and Leresche, N. (2003) Pathway specific action of GHB in sensory thalamus and its relevance to absence seizures. J. Neurosci., 23, 11469-11478.

35. Hughes, S.W., Blethyn, K.L., Cope, D.W. and Crunelli V. (2002). Properties and origin of spikelets in thalamocortical neurons in vitro. Neuroscience, 110, 395-401.

36. Hughes, S.W., Cope, D.W., Blethyn, K.L. and Crunelli V. (2002). Cellular mechanisms of the slow (<1Hz) oscillation in thalamocortical neurons in vitro. Neuron, 33, 947-958.

37. Slaght, S.J., Leresche, N., Deniau, J-M., Crunelli, V. and Charpier, S. (2002). Activity of thalamic reticular neurons during spontaneous genetically determined spike and wave discharges. J. Neurosci., 22, 2323-2334.

38. Crunelli, V. and Leresche, N. (2002). Childhood absence epilepsy: genes, channels, neurons and networks. Nat. Rev. Neurosci., 3, 371-382.

39. Crunelli, V. and Leresche, N. (2002). Block of thalamic T-type Ca²⁺ channels by ethosuximide is not the whole story. Epil. Curr., 2, 53-56.

40. Crunelli, V., Blethyn, K.L., Cope, D.W., Hughes, S.W., Parri, H.R., Turner, J.P., Tóth, T.I. and Williams, S.R. (2002) Novel neuronal and astrocytic mechanisms in thalamocortical loop dynamics. Proc. Royal Soc. B., 357, 1675-1693.

41. Tóth, T.I. and Crunelli, V. (2002) Modelling large scale neuronal networks using “average neurones”. NeuroReport, 13, 1785-1788.

42. Parri, H.R. and Crunelli, V. (2002) Astrocytes, spontaneity and the thalamus. J. Physiol. (Paris), 96, 221-230.

43. Antal, K., Emri, Zs. and Crunelli, V. (2001). On the invasion of distal dendrites of thalamocortical neurones by action potentials and sensory EPSPs. Thalamus Rel. Syst., 1, 105-116.

44. Parri, H.R., Gould, T.M. and Crunelli, V. (2001). Spontaneous astrocytic Ca²⁺ oscillations in situ drive NMDAR-mediated neuronal excitation. Nature Neurosci., 4, 803-812.

45. Parri, H.R. and Crunelli, V. (2001). Pacemaker calcium oscillations in thalamic astrocytes in situ. NeuroReport.,12, 3897-3900.

46. Holter, J.L., Humphries, A, Crunelli, V. and Carter, D.A. (2001). Optimization of methods for selecting candidate genes from cDNA array screens: application to brain punches and pineal. J. Neurosci. Meth., 112, 173-184.

47. Tóth, T.I. and Crunelli, V. (2001). Estimation of the activation and kinetic properties of I_Na and I_K from the time course of the action potential. J. Neurosci. Meth., 111, 111-126.

48. Emri, Z., Antal, K., Tóth , T.I., Cope, D.W. and Crunelli V. (2000). Backpropagation of the d oscillation and the retinal excitatory postsynaptic potential in a multi-compartment model of thalamocortical neurons. Neuroscience, 98, 111-127.

49. Erdemli, G. and Crunelli, V. (2000). Release of monoamines and nitric oxide is involved in the modulation of hyperpolarization-activated inward current during acute thalamic hypoxia. Neuroscience, 96, 565-574.

50. Mako, E., Ronai, A.Z., Adam, G., Juhasz, G., Ritter, L., Lestar, B. and Crunelli V. (2000). Modulation by GABA(B) and delta opioid receptors of neurally induced responses in isolated guinea-pig taenia coli and human colonic circular muscle. J Physiol. (Paris), 94, 135-138.

51. Leresche, N., Asprodini, E., Emri, Z., Cope, D.W. and Crunelli, V. (2000). Somatostatin inhibits GABAergic transmission in the sensory thalamus via presynaptic receptors. Neuroscience, 98, 513-522.

52. Crunelli, V. and Gerhardt, G. (2000). The 100th volume of the Journal of Neuroscience Methods. J. Neurosci. Meth., 100, 1.

53. Hughes, S.W., Cope, D.W., Tóth, T.I., Williams, S.R. and Crunelli, V. (1999). All thalamocortical neurones possess a T-type Ca²⁺ ‘window’ current that enables the expression of bistability-mediated activities. J. Physiol., 517, 805-815.

54. Tóth, T.I. and Crunelli, V. (1999). Solution of the nerve cable equation using Chebyshev approximations. J. Neurosci. Meth., 87, 119-136.

55. Charpier, S., Leresche, N., Deniau, J-M., Mahon, S., Hughes, S.W. and Crunelli, V. (1999) On the putative contribution of GABA_B receptors to the electrical events occuring during spontaneous spike and wave discharges. Neuropharmacol., 38, 1699-1706.

56. Parri, H.R. and Crunelli, V. (1998). Sodium current in rat and cat thalamocortical neurones: role of a non-inactivating component in tonic and burst firing. J. Neurosci., 18, 854-867.

57. Tóth, T.I. and Crunelli, V. (1998). Effects of tapering geometry and inhomogeneous ion channel distribution in a neuron model. Neuroscience, 84, 1223-1232.

58. Leresche, N., Parri. H.R., Erdemli, G., Guyon, A., Turner, J.P., Williams, S.R., Asprodini, E. and Crunelli, V. (1998). On the action of the anti-absence drug ethosuximide in the rat and cat thalamus. J. Neurosci., 18, 4842-4853.

59. Pinault, D., Leresche, N., Charpier, S., Deniau, J-M., Marescaux, C., Vergnes, M. and Crunelli, V. (1998). Intracellular recordings in thalamic neurones during spontaneous spike and wave discharges in rats with absence epilepsy. J. Physiol., 509, 449-456.

60. Tóth, T.I., Hughes, S.W. and Crunelli, V. (1998). Analysis and biophysical interpretation of bistable behaviour in thalamocortical neurones. Neuroscience, 87, 519-523.

61. Erdemli, G. and Crunelli, V. (1998). Response of thalamocortical neurons to hypoxia: A whole-cell patch clamp study. J. Neurosci., 18, 5212-5224.

62. Hughes, S.W., Cope, D.W. and Crunelli, V. (1998). Dynamic clamp study of I_h modulation of burst firing and δ oscillations in thalamocortical neurones in vitro. Neuroscience, 87, 541-550.

63. Antal, K., Emri, Zs., Tóth, T.I. and Crunelli, V. (1997). Model of a thalamocortical neurone with dendritic voltage-gated ion channels. NeuroReport, 8, 1063-1066.

64. Pirchio, M., Turner, J.P., Williams, S.R., Asprodini, E. and Crunelli, V. (1997). Postnatal development of membrane properties and delta oscillations in thalamocortical neurones of the cat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. J. Neurosci., 17, 5428-5444.

65. Tóth, T.I. and Crunelli, V. (1997). Simulation of intermittent action potential firing in thalamocortical neurons. NeuroReport, 8, 2889-2892.

66. Williams, S.R., Tóth, T.I., Turner, J.P., Hughes, S.W. and Crunelli, V. (1997). The ‘window’ component of the low threshold Ca²⁺ current produces input signal amplification and bistability in cat and rat thalamocortical neurones. J. Physiol., 505, 689-705.

67. Turner, J.P., Anderson, C.M., Williams. S.R. and Crunelli, V. (1997). Morphology and membrane properties of neurones in the cat ventrobasal thalamus in vitro. J. Physiol., 505, 707-726.

68. Williams, S.R., Turner, J.P., Hughes, S.W. and Crunelli, V. (1997). On the nature of anomalous rectification in thalamocortical neurones of the cat ventrobasal thalamus in vitro. J. Physiol., 505, 727-747.

69. Williams, S.R., Turner, J.P., Anderson, C.M. and Crunelli, V. (1996). Electrophysiological and morphological properties of interneurones in the rat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in vitro. J. Physiol., 490, 129-147.

70. Tóth, T.I. and Crunelli, V. (1996). The theoretical basis for non-exponential time-course of the recovery from inactivation of hodgkin-huxley-type ionic currents. Neuroscience, 71, 367-369.

71. Emri, Zs., Turner, J.P. and Crunelli, V. (1996). Tonic activation of presynaptic GABA_B receptors on thalamic sensory afferents. Neuroscience, 72, 689-698.

72. Emri, Zs., Antal, K. and Crunelli, V. (1996). Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid decreases thalamic sensory excitatory postsynaptic potentials by an action on presynaptic GABA_B receptors. Neurosci. Lett., 216, 121-124.

73. Nyitrai, G., Emri, Zs., Crunelli, V., Kékesi, K.A., Dobolyi, Á. and Juhasz, G. (1996). In vivo blockade of thalamic GABA_B receptors increases excitatory amino-acid levels. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 318, 295-300.

74. Williams, S.R., Turner, J.P. and Crunelli, V. (1995). Gamma-hydroxybutyrate promotes oscillatory activity of rat and cat thalamocortical neurons by a tonic GABA_B receptor-mediated hyperpolarization. Neuroscience, 66, 133-141.

75. Tóth, T.I. and Crunelli, V. (1995). A numerical procedure to estimate kinetic and steady-state characteristics of inactivating ionic currents. J. Neurosci. Meth., 63, 1-12.

76. Juhasz, G., Emri, Zs., Kekesi, K., Salvay, O. and Crunelli, V. (1994). Blockade of thalamic GABA_B receptors decreases EEG synchronization. Neurosci. Lett., 172, 155-158.

77. Turner, J.P., Leresche, N., Guyon, A., Soltesz, I. and Crunelli, V. (1994). Sensory input and burst firing output of rat and cat thalamocortical cells: the role of NMDA and non-NMDAreceptors. J. Physiol., 480, 281-295.

78. Aszodi, A., Crunelli, V. and Soltesz, I. (1992). Pharmacological control of low-dimensional dynamics in mammalian central neurones. Neuroscience, 46, 785-791.

79. Tóth, T.I. and Crunelli, V. (1992). Computer simulation of the pacemaker oscillations of thalamocortical cells. NeuroReport, 3, 65-68.

80. Soltesz, I. and Crunelli, V. (1992). GABAA and pre- and post-synaptic GABAB receptor-mediated responses in the lateral geniculate nucleus. Prog. Brain Res. 90, 151-169.

81. Soltesz, I. and Crunelli, V. (1992). A role for low-frequency, rhythmic synaptic potentials in the synchronization of cat thalamocortical cells. J. Physiol., 457, 257-276.

82. Crunelli, V. and Leresche, N. (1991). A role for GABA_B receptors in excitation and inhibition of thalamocortical cells. Trends Neuroscience, 14, 16-21.

83. Leresche, N., Lightowler, S., Soltesz, I., Jassik-Gerschenfeld, D. and Crunelli, V. (1991). Low frequency oscillatory activities intrinsic to rat and cat thalamocortical cells. J. Physiol., 441, 155-174.

84. Soltesz, I., Lightowler, S., Leresche, N., Jassik-Gerschenfeld, D., Pollard, C.E. and Crunelli, V. (1991). Two inward currents and the transformation of low frequency oscillations of rat and cat thalamocortical cells. J. Physiol., 441, 175-197.

85. Leresche, N., Jassik-Gerschenfeld, D., Haby, M., Soltesz, I. and Crunelli, V. (1990). Pacemaker-like and other types of spontaneous membrane potential oscillations of thalamocortical cells. Neurosci. Lett., 113, 72-77.

86. Juhasz, G., Kekesi, K., Emri, Zs., Soltesz, I. and Crunelli, V. (1990). Sleep promoting action of excitatory amino acid antagonists: a different role for thalamic NMDA and non-NMDA receptors. Neurosci. Lett., 114, 333-338.

87. Pirchio, M., Lightowler, S. and Crunelli, V. (1990). Postnatal development of the T calcium current in neurones of the cat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. Neuroscience, 38, 39-45.

88. Soltesz, I., Lightowler, S., Leresche, N. and Crunelli, V. (1989). Optic tract stimulation evokes GABA_A but not GABA_B ipsps in the rat ventral lateral geniculate nucleus. Brain Res. 479, 49-55.

89. Crunelli, V., Lightowler, S. and Pollard, C.E. (1989). A T-type calcium current underlies low threshold calcium potentials in cells of the rat and cat lateral geniculate nucleus. J. Physiol. 413, 543-561.

90. Soltesz, I., Lightowler, S., Leresche, N. and Crunelli, V. (1989). On the properties and origin of GABA_B IPSPs recorded from morphologically identified projection cells of the cat lateral geniculate nucleus. Neuroscience, 33, 23-33.

91. Crunelli, V., Haby, M., Jassik‑Gerschenfeld, D. and Leresche, N. (1988). Cl^-and K⁺ dependent inhibitory postsynaptic potentials evoked by interneurones of the rat lateral geniculate nucleus. J. Physiol., 399, 153-176.

92. Haby, M., Leresche, N. Jassik‑Gerschenfeld, D., Soltesz, I. and Crunelli, V. (1988). Spontaneous rhythmic depolarization in the principal cells of the lateral geniculate body in vitro: the role of NMDA receptors. C.R. Acad. Sci. III, 306, 195-199.

93. Soltesz, I., Haby, M., Leresche, N. and Crunelli, V. (1988). The GABA_B antagonist phaclofen inhibits the late K⁺ dependent ipsp in cat and rat thalamic and hippocampal neurones. Brain Res., 448, 351-354.

94. Crunelli, V., Kelly, J.S., Leresche, N. and Pirchio, M. (1987). The ventral and dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the rat: intracellular recordings in vitro. J. Physiol., 384, 587‑601.

95. Crunelli, V., Kelly, J.S., Leresche, N. and Pirchio, M. (1987). On the excitatory postsynaptic potential evoked by stimulation of the optic tract in the rat lateral geniculate nucleus. J. Physiol., 384, 603‑618.

96. Crunelli, V., Leresche, N. and Parnavelas, J.G. (1987). Membrane properties of morphologically identified X and Y cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus of the cat in vitro. J. Physiol., 390, 242-256.

97. Crunelli, V., Leresche, N., Hynd, J.W., Patel, N.M. and Parnevelas, J.G. (1987). An in vitro slice preparation of the cat lateral geniculate nucleus. J. Neurosci. Meth., 20, 211-219.

98. Dynan, T., Crunelli, V. and Kelly, J.S. (1987). Neuroleptics decrease a calcium-activated potassium conductance in hippocampal pyramidal cells. Brain Res., 407, 159-162.

99. Crunelli, V., Leresche, N. and Parnavelas, J.G. (1986). X‑ and Y‑cells identified in the cat lateral geniculate nucleus in vitro. Brain Res., 380, 371‑374.

100. Crunelli, V., Forda, S. and Kelly, J.S. (1985). Electrophysiology of excitatory amino acid receptors in the hippocampus: synaptic physiology and pharmacology. Trends Neuroscience, 8, 26‑30.

101. Crunelli, V. and Segal, M. (1985). An electrophysiological study of neurones in the rat median raphe and their projections to septum and hippocampus. Neuroscience, 15, 47‑60.

102. Mayer, M.L., Crunelli, V. and Kemp, J.A. (1984). Lithium ions increase action potential duration of mammalian neurones. Brain Res., 293, 173‑177.

103. Crunelli, V., Forda, S. and Kelly, J.S. (1984). The reversal potential of excitatory amino acid action on granule cells of the rat dentate gyrus. J. Physiol., 351, 327‑342.

104. Crunelli, V. and Mayer, M.L. (1984). Mg²⁺ dependence of membrane resistance increases evoked by NMDA in hippocampal neurones. Brain Res., 311, 392‑396.

105. Crunelli, V., Forda, S. and Kelly, J.S. (1983). Blockade of amino acid‑induced depolarizations and inhibition of excitatory post‑synaptic potentials in rat dentate gyrus. J. Physiol., 341, 627‑640.

106. Crunelli, V., Forda, S., Brooks, P.A., Wilson, K.C.P., Wise, J.C.M. and Kelly, J.S. (1983). Passive membrane properties of neurones in the dorsal raphe and periacqueductal grey recorded in vitro. Neurosci. Lett., 40, 263‑268.

107. Crunelli, V., Forda, S., Collingridge, G.L. and Kelly, J.S. (1982). Intracellular recorded synaptic antagonism in the rat dentate gyrus. Nature, 300, 450‑452.

108. Consolo, S., Ladinsky, H., Pugnetti, P., Fusi, R. and Crunelli, V. (1981). Increase in rat striatal acetylcholine content by bromocriptine: evidence for an indirect dopaminergic action. Life Sciences, 29, 457‑465.

109. Assaf, S.Y., Crunelli., V. and Kelly, J.S. (1981). Depolarizing actions of GABA in the rat dentate gyrus. Adv. Biochem. Psychopharmacol., 29, 239-248.

110. Assaf, S.Y., Crunelli., V. and Kelly, J.S. (1981). Action of 5-hydroxytryptamine on granule cells in the rat hippocampal slice. J. Physiol. (Paris), 77, 377-380.

111. Crunelli, V., Bernasconi, S. and Samanin, R. (1980). Effects of d‑ and l‑fenfluramine on striatal homovanillic acid concentrations in rats after pharmacological manipulation of brain serotonin. Pharmacol. Res. Commun., 12, 215‑223.

112. Mennini, T., Pataccini, R., Crunelli. V., Caccia, S., Ballabio, M., Samanin, R. and Garattini, S. (1980). Localization of fenfluramine and reserpine in brain regions of rats with extensive degeneration of 5‑hydroxytryptaminergic neurons. J. Pharm. Pharmacol., 32, 505‑507.

113. Pantarotto, C., Crunelli, V., Lanzoni, J., Frigerio, A. and Quattrone, A. (1979). Quantitative determination of carbamazepine and carbamazepine‑10, 11‑epoxide in rat brain areas by multiple ion detection mass fragmentography. Anal. Biochem., 93, 115‑123.

114. Consolo, S., Ladinsly, H., Tirelli, A.S., Crunelli, V., Samanin, R. and Garattini S. (1979). Increase in rat striatal acetylcholine content by d‑fenfluramine, a serotonin releaser. Life Sciences, 25, 1975‑1981.

115. Crunelli, V. and Bernasconi, S. (1979). A new device to measure different size movements: studies on d‑Amphetamine‑induced locomotion and stereotypy. J. Pharmacol. Meth., 2, 43‑50.

116. Crunelli, V., Bernasconi, S. and Samanin, R. (1979). Evidence against serotonin involvement in the tonic component of electrically induced convulsions and in carbamazepine anticonvulsant activity. Psychopharmacology, 66, 79‑85.

117. Quattrone, A., Crunelli, V. and Samanin, R. (1978). Seizure susceptibility and anticonvulsant activity of carbamazepine, diphenilhydantoin and phenobarbital in rats with selective depletions of brain monoamines. Neuropharmacology, 17, 643‑647.