Conserved dorsal-ventral gradient of dopamine release and uptake rate in mice, rats and rhesus macaques

► Conserved gradient of striatal dopamine release in rhesus macaques, rats and mice. ► Conserved dorsal to ventral gradient of dopamine uptake in monkeys, rats and mice. ► The relationship between release and uptake differs across species. ► The relationship between release and uptake does not differ across brain regions. ► Presynaptic dopamine parameters are homologous in rhesus macaques, rats and mice.