# A Critical Role of the Adenosine A<sub>2A</sub>Receptor in Extrastriatal Neurons in Modulating Psychomotor Activity as Revealed by Opposite Phenotypes of Striatum and Forebrain A<sub>2A</sub>Receptor Knock-Outs

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/a-critical-role-of-the-adenosine-a-sub-2a-sub-receptor-in-extrastriatal-neurons/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Hai‐Ying Shen,Joana E. Coelho,Nobuhisa Ohtsuka,Paula M. Canas,Yuan‐Ji Day,Qing-Yuan Huang,Nelson Rebola,Liqun Yu,Detlev Boison,Rodrigo A. Cunha,Joel Linden,Joe Z. Tsien,Jiang‐Fan Chen |
| Citations | 160 |
| DOI | 10.1523/jneurosci.5255-07.2008 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine,Neuroscience |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/28/12/2970.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2134943210 |
| PMID | 18354001 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2008 |

## Paper authors

- [Hai‐Ying Shen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/hai-ying-shen/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of Neuroscience](https://scholariq.org/journals/journal-of-neuroscience/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior](https://scholariq.org/topics/neurotransmitter-receptor-influence-on-behavior/)

## Paper topics

- [Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior](https://scholariq.org/topics/neurotransmitter-receptor-influence-on-behavior/)
- [Neurological disorders and treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/neurological-disorders-and-treatments/)
- [Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling](https://scholariq.org/topics/adenosine-and-purinergic-signaling/)

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