“…Reduction of D, receptor activation produced by acute DA depletion abolishes the characteristic behavioral effects (enhanced locomotor activity and stereotyped sniffing) of selective D, agonists; coadministration of a D, agonist reinstates these behaviors (Gershanik et al, 1983;Braun and Chase, 1986;Jackson and Hashizume, 1986;Longoni et al, 1987;Walters et al, 1987;Meller et al, 1988;White et al, 1988). In addition, D, receptor blockade abolishes these behavioral effects of both mixed D,/D, agonists (Christensen et al, 1984;Mailman et al, 1984;Arm, 1985a;Boyce et al, 1985;Schulz et al, 1985) and selective D, agonists in the presence of normal DA tone (Amt, 1985a;Breese and Meuller, 1985;Molloy and Waddington, 1985;Pugh et al, 1985;Longoni et al, 1987;Walters et al, 1987). In contrast, D, receptor antagonists fail to block the effects of both mixed D,/D, agonists and selective D, agonists in behavioral models utilizing rats with supersensitive DA receptors (Amt, 1985b, Amt andHyttel, 1985;Breese and Meuller, 1985).…”