Inhibition of nicotine-induced hippocampal norepinephrine release in rats by alpha-conotoxins MII and AulB microinjected into the locus coeruleus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-116

  Fu, Yitong ^a   Matta, Shannon G ^a   McIntosh, J Michael ^b   Sharp, Burt M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha Conotoxin AulB; Alpha conotoxin MII; Hippocampus; In vivo microdialysis; Locus coeruleus; Nicotine; Nicotinic receptors; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CONOTOXIN; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NORADRENALIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CONOTOXINS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROINJECTIONS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033532026     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00293-1     Document Type: Article

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