Acetylcholine turnover rates in rat brain regions during cocaine self-administration

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 502-512

  Smith, James E ^a   Vaughn, Tina C ^a   Co, Conchita ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Acetylcholine turnover rates; Cholinergic; Drug reinforcement; Neurotransmitter turnover rates

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; COCAINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTERNEURON; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; TURNOVER TIME; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0347717665     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.02222.x     Document Type: Article

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