Ethanol withdrawal does not induce a reduction in the number of spontaneously active dopaminergic neurons in the mesolimbic system

Brain Research

Volumn 682, Issue 1-2, 1995, Pages 29-34

  Diana, Marco ^a   Pistis, Marco ^b   Muntoni, Anna Lisa ^b   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Depolarization block; Dopamine neuron; Ethanol; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; APOMORPHINE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; APOMORPHINE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; ETHANOL; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0029024377     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)00292-X     Document Type: Article

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