Opposite effects of stress on dopamine release in the limbic system of drug-naive and chronically amphetamide-treated rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 337, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 219-222

  Weiss, Friedbert ^a   Imperato, Assunta ^b   Casu, M Antonietta ^b   Mascia, M Stefania ^b   Gessa, Gian Luigi ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Dopamine; Microdialysis; Relapse; Stratium, ventral; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG EFFECT; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RELAPSE;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS;

EID: 0030697408     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01264-8     Document Type: Article

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