Effects of intra-VTA injection of neurotensin on local cerebral glucose utilization in freely moving rats

Peptides

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1751-1753

  Pontieri, Francesco E ^a   Rasura, Maurizia ^a   Scontrini, Alessandra ^a   Buttarelli, Francesca R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral metabolism; Deoxyglucose; Dopaminergic system; Mesolimbic pathways; Neuropeptides; Nucleus accumbens; Shell

Indexed keywords

DEOXYGLUCOSE; GLUCOSE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTENSIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; DEOXYGLUCOSE; GLUCOSE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROTENSIN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; PEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NEUROTENSIN; TELENCEPHALON; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0033697746     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(00)00326-0     Document Type: Article

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