Homologies and Differences in the Action of Drugs of Abuse and a Conventional Reinforcer (Food) on Dopamine Transmission: An Interpretative Framework of the Mechanism of Drug Dependence

Advances in Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue C, 1997, Pages 983-987

  Chiara, Gaetano Di ^a   Tanda, Gianluigi ^a   Cadoni, Cristina ^a   Acquas, Elio ^a   Bassareo, Valentina ^a   Caronboni, Ezio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

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EID: 77956776113     PISSN: 10543589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3589(08)60911-4     Document Type: Article

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