Differential desensitization and distribution of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes in midbrain dopamine areas

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3176-3185

  Wooltorton, Julian R A ^a   Pidoplichko, Volodymyr I ^a   Broide, Ron S ^a   Dani, John A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesolimbic; Nicotine addiction; Substantia nigra; Ventral tegmental area; 7; 2

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; IODINE 125; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REINFORCEMENT; SMOKING; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0038334818     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-08-03176.2003     Document Type: Article

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