Regional and laminar distribution of dopamine receptors and uptake sites in the rat brain

The present dataset provides the quantitative regional and laminar distribution of key molecules in signal transfer, namely the dopamine receptors D₁ and D₂, as well as the dopamine uptake sites in five selected rostrocaudal levels of the rat brain. The receptors were visualized by means of quantitative *in vitro* receptor autoradiography and the selective tritiated ligands SCH 23390, racloprid and mazindol. The high spatial resolution of this method enables quantification of receptor densities in anatomically identifiable cortical structures as detailed as the hippocampal regions and layers, or subcortical structures such as amygdalar nuclei.