Dopamine-2 receptors in the arcuate nucleus modulate cocaine-seeking behavior

NeuroReport

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1633-1636

  Doron, Ravid ^a   Fridman, Lilach ^a   Yadid, Gal ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

endorphin; Arcuate nucleus; Cocaine; Dopamine; Nucleus accumbens

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; ENDORPHIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BETA-ENDORPHIN; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SALICYLAMIDES; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33748997649     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000234755.88560.c7     Document Type: Article

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