Electrophysiological effects of cocaethylene, cocaine, and ethanol on dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 297, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 696-703

  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 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HOMOCOCAINE; KETANSERIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INHIBITION KINETICS; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

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

EID: 0035038085     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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