Destruction of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens selectively attenuates cocaine but not heroin self-administration in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1984, Pages 167-173

  Pettit, Hugh O ^a   Ettenberg, Aaron ^b   Bloom, Floyd E ^c   Koob, George F ^c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

6 Hydroxydopamine; Cocaine; Dopamine; Heroin; Nucleus accumbens; Opiate; Psychomotor stimulant; Reinforcement; Self administration

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DOPAMINE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; OXIDOPAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERACTION; EIGHTH NERVE NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SELF MEDICATION;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANIMAL; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; HEROIN; HYDROXYDOPAMINES; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OXIDOPAMINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0021167011     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00427441     Document Type: Article

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