Cholinergic modulation of midbrain dopaminergic systems

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-271

  Mena Segovia, J ^a   Winn, P ^b   Bolam, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholinergic; Dopamine; Laterodorsal tegmental; Pedunculopontine; Substantia nigra compacta; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MESENCEPHALON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS;

EID: 49449089947     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2008.02.003     Document Type: Review

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