Cocaine potentiates ethanol-induced excitation of dopaminergic reward neurons in the ventral tegmental area

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 293, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 383-389

  Bunney, E Bradshaw ^a   Appel, Sarah B ^a   Brodie, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; KETANSERIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2 ANTAGONIST; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE UPTAKE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD; SEROTONIN UPTAKE; TOXICOKINETICS; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHANOL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; KETANSERIN; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; REWARD; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SULPIRIDE; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0034054920     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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