Brain reward in the absence of alpha-synuclein

NeuroReport

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1191-1194

  Oksman, Mari ^a   Tanila, Heikki ^a,b   Yavich, Leonid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

synuclein; in vivo voltammetry; Mesolimbic dopamine; Null mutation; Reinforcement; Self stimulation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CORPUS STRIATUM; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 33745916124     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000230507.70843.51     Document Type: Article

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