Long-term social isolation and medial prefrontal cortex: Dopaminergic and cholinergic neurotransmission

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 371-379

  Leng, Andreas ^a   Feldon, Joram ^a   Ferger, Boris ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Medial prefrontal cortex; Microdialysis; Schizophrenia; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CADAVER; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STIMULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642493731     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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