Nicotine and heroin augment cocaine-induced dopamine overflow in nucleus accumbens

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 337, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Zernig, Gerald ^a   O'Laughlin, Ian A ^a   Fibiger, Hans C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Additivity; Cocaine; Dopamine; Heroin; Interaction; Microdialysis; Nucleus accumbens; Speedball; Synergism

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DOPAMINE; NICOTINE;

ADDICTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; HEROIN; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NARCOTICS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030853297     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01184-9     Document Type: Article

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