Rewarding effects of the cholinergic agents carbachol and neostigmine in the posterior ventral tegmental area

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 9895-9904

  Ikemoto, Satoshi ^a   Wise, Roy A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; D1 receptors; Mesocorticolimbic dopamine neurons; Muscarinic receptors; Nicotinic; Reinforcement; Self administration

Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INTERPEDUNCULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0037111865     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-22-09895.2002     Document Type: Article

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