Eating-induced dopamine release from mesolimbic neurons is mediated by NMDA receptors in the ventral tegmental area: A dual-probe microdialysis study

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 662-668

  Westerink, Ben H C ^a   Kwint, Henk Frans ^a   De Vries, Jan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Eating; Microdialysis; NMDA; Nucleus accumbens; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; EATING; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030742228     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69020662.x     Document Type: Article

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