Dopamine depresses excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission by distinct mechanisms in the nucleus accumbens

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 5697-5710

  Nicola, Saleem M ^a   Malenka, Robert C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Cocaine; Dopamine; Minature excitatory postsynaptic currents; Miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents; Nucleus accumbens; Presynaptic

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; DOPAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030872887     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-15-05697.1997     Document Type: Article

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