Nicotine and food induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of the rat putative role of α7 nicotinic receptors in the ventral tegmental area

Neuroscience

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1005-1009

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

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mesolimbic; Methyllcaconitine; Microdialysis; Reward; 7

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0032144990     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00114-6     Document Type: Letter

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