Ventral tegmental injection of nicotine induces locomotor activity and L-DOPA release from nucleus accumbens

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 309, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-233

  Goshima, Yoshio ^a   Miyamae, Takeaki ^a   Nakamura, Shinichi ^a   Miki, Kazuhei ^a   Kosaka, Kenji ^a   Misu, Yoshimi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

L DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine) release; Locomotor activity, rat; Microdialysis; Nicotine; Nucleus accumbens; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0030586729     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00458-X     Document Type: Article

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