Is the cuneiform nucleus a critical component of the mesencephalic locomotor region? An examination of the effects of excitotoxic lesions of the cuneiform nucleus on spontaneous and nucleus accumbens induced locomotion

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 201-210

  Allen, Laura F ^a   Inglis, Wendy L ^b   Winn, Philip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

amphetamine; cuneiform nucleus; locomotion; mesencephalic locomotor region; nucleus accumbens; pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; IBOTENIC ACID;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEGMENTUM;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; BASAL GANGLIA; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DRINKING; EATING; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IBOTENIC ACID; LOCOMOTION; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS;

EID: 0029862449     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(96)00165-7     Document Type: Article

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