Systemic nicotine stimulates dopamine release in nucleus accumbens: Re- evaluation of the role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the ventral tegmental area

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 294, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 458-465

  Fu, Yitong ^a   Matta, Shannon G ^a   Gao, Wenqing ^a   Brower, Victoria G ^a   Sharp, Burt M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 PHOSPHONOMETHYLPIPECOLIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NICOTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PIPECOLIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0033942236     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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