Dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area of C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice differ in sensitivity to ethanol excitation

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1120-1124

  Brodie, Mark S ^a   Appel, Sarah B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Dopamine; Electrophysiology; Genetic Differences; Reward

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033865566     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000374-200007000-00025     Document Type: Article

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