Synaptic regulation of mesocorticolimbic dopamine neurons

Annual Review of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue , 1996, Pages 405-436

  White, Francis J ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

antipsychotic drugs; autoreceptors; behavioral sensitization; dopamine neurons; drug addiction

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; AMPHETAMINE; AUTORECEPTOR; CHOLECYSTOKININ OCTAPEPTIDE; COCAINE; DIZOCILPINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; NEUROTENSIN; NORADRENALIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG ABUSE; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MOUSE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0029925071     PISSN: 0147006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ne.19.030196.002201     Document Type: Review

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