Effect of nucleus accumbens dopamine depletion on motivational aspects involved in initiation of cocaine and heroin self-administration in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 713, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 114-124

  Gerrits, Mirjam A F M ^a   Van Ree, Jan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

6 hydroxydopamine; cocaine; dopamine; heroin; initiation phase; motivational aspects; nucleus accumbens; self administration

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DESIPRAMINE; DIAMORPHINE; DOPAMINE; NALOXONE; OXIDOPAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029916715     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01491-8     Document Type: Article

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