Biphasic effects of ethanol on acetylcholine release in the rat prefrontal cortex

Brain Research

Volumn 997, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 128-132

  Stancampiano, Roberto ^a   Carta, Manolo ^a   Cocco, Stefania ^a   Curreli, Rita ^a   Rossetti, Zvani Luigi ^b   Fadda, Fabio ^a  

^a Dept of Appl Sci for Biosystems   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACh release; Ethanol; Microdialysis; Nucleus basalis; Prefrontal cortex; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALCOHOL;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0347985781     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.09.078     Document Type: Article

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