Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors in the rat nucleus accumbens increases locomotor activity in a dopamine-dependent manner

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 962-968

  Kim, Jeong Hoon ^a   Vezina, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; AMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE; FLUPHENAZINE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPERACTIVITY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CYCLOLEUCINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE;

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