Role of excitatory amino acids in the ventral tegmental area for central actions of non-competitive NMDA-receptor antagonists and nicotine

Amino Acids

Volumn 14, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 51-56

  Svensson, T H ^a   Mathe J M ^a   Nomikos, G G ^a   Schilstrom B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Glutamate receptors; Locomotion; MK 801; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; DIZOCILPINE; DOPAMINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NICOTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; MALE; NICOTINE; PARKINSON DISEASE; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TOURETTE SYNDROME; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0031965117     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01345242     Document Type: Conference Paper

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