Enhanced norepinephrine release in prefrontal cortex with burst stimulation of the locus coeruleus

Brain Research

Volumn 742, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 89-97

  Florin Lechner, Sandra M ^a   Druhan, Jonathan P ^a   Aston Jones, Gary ^a   Valentino, Rita J ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

brain stimulation; in vivo microdialysis; neurotransmitter release; noradrenaline; rat

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; DESIPRAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030566703     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)00967-5     Document Type: Article

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