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Development of the dopaminergic innervation in the prefrontal cortex of the rat

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Kalsbeek, A., Voorn, P., Buijs, R. M., Pool, C. W., Uylings, H. B. M.·1988·Journal of Comparative Neurology

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The pre‐ and postnatal development of the dopaminergic innervation in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of the rat is described from embryonic day 14 through postnatal day 90. By embryonic day 15 the dopamine (DA)‐containing fibers reach the anlage of the lateral neocortex; 2 days later the first fibers have reached the subplate of the future prefrontal cortex. The process of entering the cortical plate starts just before birth. Prenatally, some dopaminergic fibers can be observed in the marginal zone of both the lateral and the medial wall of the hemisphere. Within 48 hours after birth a large number of dopaminergic fibers can be observed in the marginal zone, i.e., the future layer I, in some subareas of the PFC. A transient appearance of DA‐positive fibers is noticed in the late embryonic and early postnatal periods especially in the marginal zone and possibly in the superficial layers of the pregenual cingulate cortex. Changes in the morphology of DA fibers at P4 suggest that the actual DA innervation starts at this age. From postnatal day 6 the different subareas of the PFC can be recognized according to the characteristics of the topographical distribution of the dopaminergic fibers. Until postnatal day 60 the density of the dopaminergic fibers continues to increase. No difference in density and topography was observed between postnatal days 60 and 90.

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  • Dopamine projections to the prefrontal cortex continue to develop into early adulthood, with dopamine levels peaking in the prefrontal cortex during adolescence versus earlier or later in life in nonhuman primates and in rats.

    “Dopamine projections to the prefrontal cortex continue to develop into early adulthood, with dopamine levels peaking in the prefrontal cortex during adolescence versus earlier or later in life in nonhuman primates (Rosenberg & Lewis 1994, 1995) and in rats (Kalsbeek et al. 1988).”

    From <i>The Adolescent Brain</i> (2008) · cites this paper as Kalsbeek et al. 1988

  • A subset of the medial part of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) starts to project to prefrontal subdomains around E15/E16 in rodent and week 10-13 in human.

    “A subset of the medial part of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) starts to project to prefrontal subdomains around E15/E16 (rodent) and week 10–13 in human [155–158].”

    From Development of prefrontal cortex (2022) · cites this paper as [158]

  • The unique circuitry recruited by adolescents may be associated with known structural immaturities, including continued gray matter thinning of the basal ganglia and OFC and increases in dopamine transmission.

    “The unique circuitry recruited by adolescents may be associated with the known structural immaturities including continued gray matter thinning of the basal ganglia (Sowell et al., 2002) and OFC (Gogtay et al., 2004), and increases in dopamine transmission (Kalsbeek et al., 1988; Meng et al., 1999; Rosenberg & Lewis, 1994; Rosenberg & Lewis, 1995; Seeman et al., 1987).”
  • Dopamine and serotonin inputs to prefrontal cortex increase during adolescence to peak levels above earlier or later life.

    “dopamine and serotonin (5-HT) inputs to PFC increase during adolescence to peak levels well above those seen earlier or later in life (Kalsbeek et al., 1988; Rosenberg and Lewis, 1994).”

    From Impulsivity, frontal lobes and risk for addiction (2009) · cites this paper as Kalsbeek et al., 1988

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Authors
Kalsbeek, A., Voorn, P., Buijs, R. M., Pool, C. W., & Uylings, H. B. M.
Affiliations
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Venue
Journal of Comparative Neurology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1988-03
Volume
269
Issue
1
Pages
58-72
ISSN
  • 0021-9967 (ISSN-L)
  • 1096-9861
OpenAlex
W2007760226
Cited by
545
References
59
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FWCI
3.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
dopaminergic innervation, prefrontal cortex, cortical development, embryonic development, postnatal development, subplate, marginal zone, cortical plate, topographic distribution, fiber density, rats
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Cerebral Cortex, Dopamine, Embryonic and Fetal Development, Frontal Lobe, Immunohistochemistry, Nerve Fibers, Rats, Inbred Strains, Rats

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