Amphetamine and D1 dopamine receptor agonists produce biphasic effects on glutamate efflux in rat ventral tegmental area: Modification by repeated amphetamine administration

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 198-209

  Wolf, Marina E ^a,b   Xue, Chang Jiang ^a  

^a The Chicago Medical College   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; D1 dopamine receptors; Glutamate; Microdialysis; Sensitization; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 3 ALLYL 6 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; AMPHETAMINE; ASPARTIC ACID; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABUSE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031961871     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70010198.x     Document Type: Article

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