The effects of clomipramine on the excitatory action of ethanol on dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area in vitro

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 34-40

  Trifunović, Radmila D ^a   Brodie, Mark S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CLOMIPRAMINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; ZIMELDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; CLOMIPRAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHANOL; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA; ZIMELDINE;

EID: 0029987777     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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