Neurons in accumbens subterritories of the rat: Phasic firing time- locked within seconds of intravenous cocaine self-infusion

Brain Research

Volumn 767, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 363-369

  Uzwiak, Anthony J ^a   Guyette, Francis X ^a   West, Mark O ^a   Peoples, Laura L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Core; Extracellular recording; Intravenous self administration; Nucleus accumbens; Rat; Shell; Single neuron; Subterritory

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; COCAINE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NEURONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030769876     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00752-X     Document Type: Article

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