Intravenous heroin self-administration decreases GABA efflux in the ventral pallidum: An in vivo microdialysis study in rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 593-596

  Caillé, Stéphanie ^a   Parsons, Loren H ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; in vivo microdialysis; Opiate; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DIALYSATE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEROIN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 3242789281     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03497.x     Document Type: Article

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