A comparison of the effects of nicotine on dopamine and non-dopamine neurons in the rat ventral tegmental area: An in vitro electrophysiological study

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 507-514

  Yin, Ruoyuan ^a   French, Edward D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; Acetylcholine; Electrophysiology; GABA

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; DOPAMINE; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; MALE; NEURONS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0034077104     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(00)00237-9     Document Type: Article

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