Dr. Hitoshi Morikawa
Some Recent Publications from the Morikawa Lab
Sullivan MA, Chen H, Morikawa H (2008) Recurrent inhibitory network among striatal cholinergic interneurons. J Neurosci 28:8682-8690. pdf
Theile JW, Morikawa H, Gonzales RA, Morrisett RA (2008) Ethanol enhances GABAergic transmission onto dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area of the rat. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 32:1040-1048. pdf
Cui G, Bernier, BE, Harnett MT, Morikawa H (2007) Differential regulation of action potential- and metabotropic glutamate receptor-induced Ca2+ signals by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate in dopamine neurons. J Neurosci 27: 4776-4785. pdf
Ponomarev I, Maiya R, Harnett MT, Schafer GL, Ryabinin AE, Blednov YA, Morikawa H, Boehm SL II, Homanics GE, Berman A, Lodowski KH, Bergeson SE, Harris RA (2006) Transcriptional signatures of cellular plasticity in mice lacking the alpha1 subunit of GABAA receptors. J Neurosci 26: 5673-5683. pdf
Okamoto T, Harnett MT, Morikawa H (2006) Hyperpolarization-activated cation current (Ih) is an ethanol target in dopamine neurons of mice. J Neurophysiol 95: 619-626. pdf
The above paper was accompanied by the following article as an editorial focus:
Lupica CR, Brodie MS (2006) Queer currents, steady rhythms, and drunken DA neurons. J Neurophysiol 95: 585-586. pdf
Cui G, Okamoto T, Morikawa H (2004) Spontaneous opening of T-type Ca2+ channels contributes to the irregular firing of dopamine neurons in neonatal rats. J Neurosci 24: 11079-11087. pdf
Paladini CA, Robinson S, Morikawa H, Williams JT, Palmiter RD (2003) Dopamine controls the firing pattern of dopamine neurons via a network feedback mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 100:2866-2871. pdf
Morikawa H, Khodakhah K, Williams JT (2003) Two intracellular pathways mediate mGluR-induced Ca2+ mobilization in dopamine neurons. J Neurosci 23:149-157. pdf
Paladini CA, Fiorillo CD, Morikawa H, Williams JT (2001) Amphetamine selectively blocks inhibitory glutamate transmission in dopamine neurons. Nat Neurosci 4:275-81. pdf
Morikawa H, Manzoni OJ, Crabbe JC, Williams JT (2000) Regulation of central synaptic transmission by 5-HT1B auto- and heteroreceptors. Mol Pharmacol 58:1271-1278. pdf
Morikawa H, Imani F, Khodakhah K, Williams JT (2000) Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate-evoked responses in midbrain dopamine neurons. J Neurosci 20:RC103. pdf