A differential activation of dopamine output in the shell and core of the nucleus accumbens is associated with the motor responses to addictive drugs: A brain dialysis study in Roman high- and low-avoidance rats

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 688-699

  Lecca, Daniele ^a   Piras, Giovanna ^a   Driscoll, Peter ^b   Giorgi, Osvaldo ^a   Corda, Maria G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cocaine and amphetamine; Dopamine; Genetic selection; Morphine; Nucleus accumbens; Roman high and low avoidance rats

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG RESPONSE; EFFUSION; FEMALE; GROOMING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; SNIFFING;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DOPAMINE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 1442324448     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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