Enhancement by flumazenil of dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of rats repeatedly exposed to diazepam or imidazenil

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 34-39

  Motzo, C ^a   Porceddu, M L ^a   Dazzi, L ^a   Sanna, A ^a   Serra, M ^a   Biggio, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine receptor partial agonist; Dopamine release; Long term treatment; Nucleus accumbens; Withdrawal syndrome

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; FLUMAZENIL; IMIDAZENIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030993658     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050262     Document Type: Article

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