Bromocriptine mesylate
Dopamine D2/D3 agonist / Dopamine D2 receptor agonist. Inhibits prolactin production3. Decreases cocaine self-administration in the rat4. Active in vivo.
Biochemicals & reagents
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1) Nilsson and Hokfelt (1978), Effect of the dopamine agonist bromocriptine on blood pressure, catecholamines and renin activity in acromegalics at rest, following exercise, and during insulin induced hypoglycemia; Acta Endocrinol., Supp. 216 83 2) Seeman and Van Tol (1994), Dopamine receptor pharmacology; Trends Pharmacol. Sci., 15 264 3) Carvalho et al. (2015), Maternal prolactin inhibition causes changes in leptin at 22- and 30-day old pups; Horm. Metab. Res., 47 528 4) Hubner and Koob (1990), Bromocriptine produces decreases in cocaine self-administration in the rat; Neuropsychopharmacol., 3 101
RT
TARGET: Monoamine receptor; Dopamine; GPCR -- RESEARCH AREA: Neuroscience -- DISEASE AREA: Addiction