Cocaine inhibits GABA release in the VTA through endogenous 5-HT

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 11 I, 1994, Pages 6763-6767

  Cameron, Donald L ^a   Williams, John T ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT; cocaine; dopamine; GABA; GABA(B); guinea pig; ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BACLOFEN; CHLORAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ETICLOPRIDE; FENFLURAMINE; METENKEPHALIN; METERGOLINE; PICROTOXIN; SACLOFEN; SEROTONIN; SULPIRIDE; SUMATRIPTAN;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; GUINEA PIG; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0027939237     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-11-06763.1994     Document Type: Article

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