Focal ethanol elevates extracellular dopamine and serotonin concentrations in the rat ventral tegmental area

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 301, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 49-57

  Yan, Qing Shan ^a   Reith, Maarten E A ^a   Jobe, Phillip C ^a   Dailey, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT (5 hydroxytryptamine, serotonin); Dopamine; Ethanol; Microdialysis; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DOPAMINE; POTASSIUM ION; SEROTONIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0030002606     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00018-0     Document Type: Article

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