Nicotinic activation of laterodorsal tegmental neurons: Implications for addiction to nicotine

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2529-2547

  Ishibashi, Masaru ^a   Leonard, Christopher S ^a   Kohlmeier, Kristi A ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cholinergic; NNOS +; Patch clamp; Pontine; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; FEMALE; IMAGING SYSTEM; LATERODORSAL TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TEGMENTUM; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DENDRITES; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 70350064321     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2009.82     Document Type: Article

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