N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonism in the ventral tegmental area diminishes the systemic nicotine-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens

Neuroscience

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 781-789

  Schilstrom B ^a   Nomikos, G G ^a   Nisell, M ^a   Hertel, P ^a   Svensson, T H ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Microdialysis; Nicotine; NMDA non NMDA receptors; Nucleus accumbens; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DOPAMINE RELEASE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0343118812     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00243-1     Document Type: Article

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