Cellular and synaptic mechanisms of nicotine addiction

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 606-617

  Mansvelder, Huibert D ^a   McGehee, Daniel S ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Dopamine; GABA; LTP; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SMOKING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; NICOTINE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOKING; SYNAPSES; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0036890804     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10148     Document Type: Article

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