Metabotropic glutamate receptors in the rat nucleus accumbens contribute to amphetamine-induced locomotion

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 284, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 317-322

  Kim, Jeong Hoon ^a   Vezina, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; AMPHETAMINE; APOMORPHINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; BENZOATES; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE;

EID: 0031910738     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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