A subset of ventral tegmental area neurons is inhibited by dopamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine and opioids

Neuroscience

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 155-166

  Cameron, D L ^a   Wessendorf, M W ^b   Williams, J T ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine; Met 5enkephalin; Cocaine; Dopamine; Opioids; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPYL(DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE; METENKEPHALIN; OPIATE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; GUINEA PIGS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NARCOTICS; NEURONS; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0031029463     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00444-7     Document Type: Article

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