Manipulations of mu-opioid and nicotinic cholinergic receptors in the pontine tegmental region alter cocaine self-administration in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 412-417

  Corrigall, William A ^a,b   Coen, Kathleen M ^a   Adamson, K Laurel ^a   Chow, Betty L C ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cocaine self administration; Drug reinforcement; Mu opioid; Nicotinic cholinergic mechanisms; Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0032832704     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130051075     Document Type: Article

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