Tactile skin stimulation increases dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens in rats

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 259-266

  Maruyama, Kimiko ^a   Shimoju, Rie ^a   Ohkubo, Masato ^a,c   Maruyama, Hitoshi ^a,b   Kurosawa, Mieko ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^b International University of Health and Welfare Hospital   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Massage; Microdialysis; Nucleus accumbens; Tactile skin stimulation; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ABDOMEN; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FORELIMB; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SECRETION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; WISTAR RAT;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; FORELIMB; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HINDLIMB; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 84860751456     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12576-012-0205-z     Document Type: Article

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